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Mash
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
(= 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.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(drawn out), one of the sons of Aram. (Genesis 10:23) In (1 Chronicles 1:17) the name appears as Meshech. The name Mash is probably represented by the Mons Masius of classical writers, a range which forms the northern boundary of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
MASH,Gen 10:23, or ME'SHECH, 1 Chr 1:17, a son of Aram, and the ancestor of one branch of the Aramaic race, settled probably at the Mons Masius of classical writers, the present Karja Baghlar, situated on the northern frontier of Mesopotamia.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
same as Meshech
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
MASH,Gen 10:23, or ME'SHECH, 1 Chr 1:17, a son of Aram, and the ancestor of one branch of the Aramaic race, settled probably at the Mons Masius of classical writers, the present Karja Baghlar, situated on the northern frontier of Mesopotamia.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A mesh. [Obs.]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state. Specifically (Brewing), ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.
2. A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.
3. A mess; trouble. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Mash tun, a large tub used in making mash and wort.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort. Mashing tub, a tub for making the mash in breweries and distilleries; -- called also mash tun, and mash vat.