4851. Mash
Strong's Lexicon
Mash: Mash

Original Word: מָשׁ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Mash
Pronunciation: mahsh
Phonetic Spelling: (mash)
Definition: Mash
Meaning: Mash

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root מָשַׁשׁ (mashash), meaning "to feel" or "to touch."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the proper noun "Mash" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific name found in the Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: In the Bible, "Mash" refers to a son of Aram, who was a descendant of Shem, one of Noah's sons. The name is mentioned in genealogical contexts, indicating a lineage or tribal group.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name "Mash" is found in the genealogies of Genesis, which trace the descendants of Noah's sons after the flood. These genealogies are significant for understanding the spread of nations and peoples in the ancient Near East. The descendants of Aram, including Mash, are traditionally associated with the Arameans, a Semitic people who played a significant role in the history of the region.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
a son of Aram
NASB Translation
Mash (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַשׁ proper name, of a location or people מַ֑שׁ Genesis 10:23, as son of Aram, Samaritan משא; ᵐ5 Μοσοχ; so read in "" 1 Chronicles 1:17 for ᵑ0 מֶ֑שֶׁךְ A ᵐ5L Μοσοχ; see Kau Kit. Location dubious Bo Mich Mons Mas-ius, north of Nisibis (between Armenia and Mesopotamia), but name not certainly old Aramaic (unknown in Assyrian) compare Dion the passage Assyrian Maš (Syro-Arabic desert DlPar 242f.) is hardly possibly, compare מֵשָׁא.

מַשָּׁא, מַשָּׁאָה see I. נשׁא

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mash

Of foreign derivation; Mash, a son of Aram, and the people descended from him -- Mash.

Forms and Transliterations
וָמַֽשׁ׃ ומש׃ vaMash wā·maš wāmaš
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 10:23
HEB: וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמַֽשׁ׃
NAS: and Hul and Gether and Mash.
KJV: and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
INT: and Hul and Gether and Mash

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4851
1 Occurrence


wā·maš — 1 Occ.
















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