מֶשֶׁךְ

meshech · acquisition, possession

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4901 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

meshech (מֶשֶׁךְ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “acquisition, possession”.

What is drawn out or acquired; a possession; also a sowing.

How to say it

me·shech

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Getting something valuable after seeking it; this is how wisdom is spoken of.
  2. What one carries to scatter the seed.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • acquiring ×1
  • bag ×1

Related words

Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Job 28:18

    Coral and rock crystal will not be mentioned; and the acquiring of wisdom is worth more than pearls.

  • Psalms 126:6

    Going he goes and weeping, the one who carries the bag of seed; coming he will come with shouts of joy, carrying his sheaves.