H4851 H4851
Mash, one of Aram's sons listed in the Table of Nations as an Aramean ancestor or people group
Mash appears in Genesis 10:23 among Aram's descendants in the Table of Nations, the ethnographic genealogy explaining human diversity after the Flood. The parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 1:17 reads "Meshech" instead, showing textual variation. Scholars debate identification: some suggest "Mash" refers to the region of Mas-ius north of Nisibis (between Armenia and Mesopotamia), while others note an Assyrian "Maš" in the Syro-Arabic desert. The Septuagint reads "Mosoch," adding to the confusion. What's clear is that Mash represents an Aramean tribal or regional entity—part of the genealogical framework situating Israel among the nations, all descended from Noah through Shem.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal or ethnic name designating one of Aram's sons in the Table of Nations (Genesis 10:23), representing an Aramean people group or region. The parallel in 1 Chronicles 1:17 reads "Meshech," indicating textual variation or uncertainty. Proposed identifications include the region Mas-ius north of Nisibis (between Armenia and Mesopotamia) or the Assyrian "Maš" in the Syro-Arabic desert, though the evidence remains uncertain. The Septuagint's "Mosoch" adds another layer of complexity. Functionally, Mash represents an Aramean tribal entity within the genealogical framework explaining post-Flood ethnography and Israel's place among the nations. 1×
AR["وَ-مَاشُ"]·ben["আর-মশ"]·DE["und-Masch"]·EN["and-Mash"]·FR["et-Mash"]·heb["ו-מש"]·HI["और-मश"]·ID["dan-Mas"]·IT["e-Mash"]·jav["lan-Mas"]·KO["그리고-마스"]·PT["e-Mash"]·RU["и-Маш"]·ES["y-Mash"]·SW["na-Mashi"]·TR["ve-Maş"]·urd["اور-ماش"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מַשׁ n.pr.loc. vel gent. מַ֑שׁ Gn 10:23, as son of Aram, Sam. משא; 𝔊 Μοσοχ; so read in ‖ 1 Ch 1:17 for MT מֶ֑שֶׁךְ A 𝔊L Μοσοχ; v Kau Kit. Loc. dub. Bö Mich Mons Mas-ius, N. of Nisibis (between Armen. and Mesop.), but name not certainly old Aramaic (unknown in Assyrian) cf. Diad loc. Assyrian Maš (Syro-Arabic desert DlPar 242f.) is hardly poss., cf. מֵשָׁא.