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Meaning and etymology of the name Mash
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Mash  Meshech 
Mash is a son of Aram, son of Shem, son of Noah (Genesis 10:23). In 1 Chronicles 1:17 he is called Meshech.
The word does not occur in Hebrew, but it may be a contraction of the word  (mush), meaning depart, remove (see the name Mesha). As such it may even be related to the name Moses and mean Drawn Out, as Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names proposes. Still, Mash is not called Moses but Mesech in 1 Chronicles 1:17.
The name Meshech occurs twice in the Bible. One Meshech is a son of Japheth, another son of Noah (Genesis 10:2). The other is the same as Mash.
The clearly related name Meschech comes from the verb  (msk) with a basic meaning of draw, drag, seize; with a wide but limited variety of usages. It may mean prolong, or pull out/up, or extend. Derivative is that which is drawn out/up etc. It's used only twice: Job 28:18 & Ps 126:6.
The name Mesech may mean Extend(ed), or Tall according to NOBS Study Bible Name List. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names reads Drawing Out.
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