BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4851
mash — Mash
A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23; son of: Aram (H0758); brother of: Uz (H5780), Hul (H2343) and Gether (H1666); also called Meshech at 1Ch.1.17; Also named: me.shekh (מֶ֫שֶׁךְ "Meshech" H4902J) § Mash = "drawn out" one of the sons of Aram; also 'Meshech'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H758
a.ram — Aram
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775) and Lud (H3865); father of: Uz (H5780), Hul (H2343), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851) § Aram or Arameans = "exalted" 1) Aram or Syrian nation 2) the Syrian or Aramean people Aram = "exalted" n m 3) fifth son of Shem 4) a grandson of Nahor 5) a descendant of Asher
126 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2001
ha.man — Haman
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.3.1; son of: Hammedatha (H4099); married to Zeresh (H2238); father of: Parshandatha (H6577), Dalphon (H1813), Aspatha (H0630), Poratha (H6334), Adalia (H0118), Aridatha (H0743), Parmashta (H6534), Arisai (H0747), Aridai (H0742), Vaizatha (H2055) § Haman = "magnificent" chief minister of Ahasuerus, enemy of Mordecai and the Jews, who plotted to kill the Jews but, being foiled by Esther, was hanged, with his family, on the gallows he had made for Mordecai
45 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4918
me.shul.lam — Meshullam
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.22.3; father of: Azaliah (H0683) § Meshullam = "friend" 1) grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe 2) son of Zerubbabel 3) a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal 4) a Benjamite, father of Sallu 5) a Benjamite who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity 6) a Benjamite 6a) perhaps the same as 3 or 4 7) a Gadite in the reign of king Jotham of Judah 8) son of Berechiah who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem 9) son of Besodeiah who assisted Jehoiada the son of Paseah in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem 10) a chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 11) father of Hilkiah and high priest probably in the reign of king Amon of Judah 11a) perhaps the same as 'Shallum' 12) a priest, son of Meshillemith or Meshillemoth, son of Immer, and ancestor of Maasiai or Amashai 13) a priest or family of priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 14) a priest, head of the family of Ginnethon and representative of the house of Ezra in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua 15) a priest, one of the princes of Judah at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem 16) a Kohathite or family of Kohathite Levites in the reign of Josiah 17) a Levite, one of the heads sent to Iddo to gather the Levites to join the caravan about to return to Jerusalem; a chief man who assisted Ezra in abolishing the marriages which some of the people had made with foreign wives 18) ancestor of a family of porters or Levites in days of Nehemiah 19) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife and put her away 20) one of the men who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people 20a) maybe the same as 17
25 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1387
ge.va — Geba
§ Gaba or Geba or Gibeah = "hill" a city in Benjamin, modern 'Jeba', which stands on the top of a steep terraced hill, six miles or ten kilometres north east of Jerusalem and three miles or five kilometres from Gibeah, on the edge of the Wadi Suweinit looking northward to the opposite village of ancient Michmash, modern 'Mukhmas'
19 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4945
mash.qeh — cupbearer
butler, cup-bearer
17 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4363
mikh.mas — Michmash
§ Michmas or Michmash = "hidden" a city in Benjamin lying near Ramah and approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Jerusalem; probably modern 'Mukhmas'
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4889
mash.chit — destruction
ruin, destruction
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5780
uts — Uz
A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23; son of: Aram (H0758); brother of: Hul (H2343), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851) § Uz = "wooded" 1) son of Aram and grandson of Seth 2) son of Nahor by Milcah 3) an Edomite, son of Dishan and grandson of Seir 4) the country of Job; probably east and southeast of Palestine somewhere in the Arabian desert
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5832
a.zar.el — Azarel
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.6 § Azarael or Azareel = "God has helped" 1) a Korhite warrior of David who joined him at Ziklag 2) a Levite musician of the family of Heman in the time of David 3) a Danite, son of Jeroham and a prince of the tribe at the census of David 4) one of the sons of Bani who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 5) a priest, ancestor of Maasiai or Amashai, a priest in Jerusalem after the return from exile 6) a priest and musician in the time of Nehemiah
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4953
mash.ro.qi — flute
pipe
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4855
mash.sah — interest
1) lending on interest, usury 1a) in Ne 5:11, the rate of "usury" was only one per cent
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4947
mash.qoph — lintel
lintel (of door)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1666
ge.ter — Gether
A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23; son of: Aram (H0758); brother of: Uz (H5780), Hul (H2343) and Mash (H4851) § Gether = "fear" the third in order of the sons of Aram
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2343
chul — Hul
A man of the Syrians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.23; son of: Aram (H0758); brother of: Uz (H5780), Gether (H1666) and Mash (H4851) § Hul = "circle" the second son of Aram and grandson of Shem
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4051
mig.ron — Migron
§ Migron = "precipice" a place near Gibeah north of Michmash
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4859
mash.sha.ah — loan
loan
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4876
mash.shu.ah — desolation
desolation, ruin
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H118
a.dal.ya — Adalia
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.9.8; son of: Haman (H2001); brother of: Parshandatha (H6577), Dalphon (H1813), Aspatha (H0630), Poratha (H6334), Aridatha (H0743), Parmashta (H6534), Arisai (H0747), Aridai (H0742) and Vaizatha (H2055) § Adalia = "I shall be drawn up of Jah" fifth son of Haman, executed at same time
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1813
dal.phon — Dalphon
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.9.7; son of: Haman (H2001); brother of: Parshandatha (H6577), Aspatha (H0630), Poratha (H6334), Adalia (H0118), Aridatha (H0743), Parmashta (H6534), Arisai (H0747), Aridai (H0742) and Vaizatha (H2055) § Dalphon = "dripping" the second of the 10 sons of Haman
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2055
vay.za.ta — Vaizatha
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.9.9; son of: Haman (H2001); brother of: Parshandatha (H6577), Dalphon (H1813), Aspatha (H0630), Poratha (H6334), Adalia (H0118), Aridatha (H0743), Parmashta (H6534), Arisai (H0747) and Aridai (H0742) § Vajezatha = "strong as the wind" one of the 10 sons of Haman who were hanged with their father
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2567
cha.mash — to take the fifth part
1) to arrange in multiples of five, take one fifth 1a) (Piel) to take one fifth, tax a fifth of
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4640
ma.a.say — Maasai
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12; son of: Adiel (H5717H); also called Amashsai (KJV: Amashai) at Neh.11.13; Also named: a.mash.say (עֲמַשְׁסַי "Amashsai" H6023) § Maasiai = "work of the Lord" a priest who returned from exile
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4857
mash.av — well
drawing place of water, place to draw water
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →(= Meshech 1 Chr. 1:17), one of the four sons of Aram, and the name of a tribe descended from him (Gen. 10:23) inhabiting some part probably of Mesopotamia. Some have supposed that they were the inhabitants of Mount Masius, the present Karja Baghlar, which forms part of the chain of Taurus.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
