4338. Mesha

Lexicon

Mesha: Mesha

Original Word: מֵישַׁע
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Meysha`
Pronunciation: MAY-shah
Phonetic Spelling: (may-shaw')
Definition: Mesha
Meaning: Mesha

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Mesha

A variation for Meysha'; safety; Mesha, a Moabite -- Mesha.

see HEBREW Meysha'

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from yasha
Definition
"deliverance," king of Moab
NASB Translation
Mesha (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מֵישַׁע proper name, masculine (deliverance) — Mesha, king of Moab 2 Kings 3:4 = משע MI¹; ᵐ5 Μωσα. — see Sm and So^{MI, 1886} Dl^{Sm lxxxv ff}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root יָשַׁע (yasha), meaning "to save" or "deliver."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for the Hebrew name Mesha, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: The name Mesha appears in the Hebrew Bible as a geographical location and as a personal name.

Context: • Mesha as a Geographical Location: Mesha is mentioned in Genesis 10:30 as a boundary of the descendants of Joktan. The verse states, "Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country." This indicates that Mesha was a significant landmark or region in the ancient Near East, marking the extent of Joktan's descendants' territory.

• Mesha as a Personal Name: Mesha is also the name of a king of Moab, mentioned in 2 Kings 3:4. The verse reads, "Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he used to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams." This Mesha is known for his rebellion against the king of Israel after the death of Ahab, which led to a military campaign against Moab by the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom.

• Historical and Archaeological Context: The Moabite Stone, also known as the Mesha Stele, provides an extrabiblical account of King Mesha's reign and his conflicts with Israel. This stele, discovered in 1868, corroborates the biblical narrative of Mesha's rebellion and offers insights into the political and religious climate of the time.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמֵישַׁ֥ע ומישע ū·mê·ša‘ umeiSha ūmêša‘

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 3:4
HEB: וּמֵישַׁ֥ע מֶֽלֶךְ־ מוֹאָ֖ב
NAS: Now Mesha king of Moab
KJV: And Mesha king of Moab
INT: and Mesha king of Moab

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4338
1 Occurrence

ū·mê·ša‘ — 1 Occ.