4852. Mesha
Strong's Lexicon
Mesha: Mesha

Original Word: מֵשָׁא
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Mesha'
Pronunciation: MAY-shah
Phonetic Spelling: (may-shaw')
Definition: Mesha
Meaning: Mesha

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root מוֹשׁ (mowsh), meaning "to draw out" or "to save."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun "Mesha" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew name.

Usage: The name "Mesha" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to different individuals and locations. It is most commonly associated with a king of Moab and a geographical boundary.

Cultural and Historical Background: - Mesha, King of Moab: Mesha was a king of Moab in the 9th century BCE, known for his rebellion against Israelite domination. The Mesha Stele, an ancient Moabite stone inscription, provides a non-biblical account of his reign and military campaigns, offering valuable historical context.

- Geographical Boundary: Mesha is also mentioned as a boundary marker in the Table of Nations, delineating the extent of the descendants of Joktan.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
one extremity of the territory of the Joktanites
NASB Translation
Mesha (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מֵשָׁא proper name, of a location limiting territory of Joktanites, Genesis 10:30; DlPar 243 identifies with Assyrian Maš (Syro-Arabic desert); > district Mesene, on Persian Gulf, Thes823 (compare Di); ᵐ5 Μασση(ε), whence Di I. מַשָּׂא q. v. (after HalMél.91 f.)

[מַשְׂאָב] see שׂאב. מְשׁאָה see מְשׂוֺאָה.

מַשָּׁאוֺן, מַשֻּׁאוֺת see II. נשׁא.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Mesha

Of foreign derivation; Mesha, a place in Arabia -- Mesha.

Forms and Transliterations
מִמֵּשָׁ֑א ממשא mim·mê·šā mimeSha mimmêšā
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 10:30
HEB: וַֽיְהִ֥י מוֹשָׁבָ֖ם מִמֵּשָׁ֑א בֹּאֲכָ֥ה סְפָ֖רָה
NAS: extended from Mesha as you go
KJV: And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest
INT: extended now their settlement Mesha go Sephar

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4852
1 Occurrence


mim·mê·šā — 1 Occ.















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