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Mash

Biblical
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A son of Aram, listed in Genesis 10 among the descendants of Shem.

Detailed Definition
Mash appears only in the Table of Nations. In poetry, such names evoke the dispersion of peoples after Babel, symbolizing the branching of human culture under divine sovereignty and the forgotten roots of ancient kinship.
Example
Example in poetry:
Mash—son of Aram—rarely appears; a poet might write, “Mash’s name is a breath in the genealogy of nations”; In a minimalist verse: “Mash: link between Shem and the spread of tongues”; Genealogical reflection: “From Mash, the line flows toward Babel and beyond”; Liturgical invocation: “Remember Mash, whose blood carried the post-flood promise.”
Additional Notes
The Medes (Isaiah 13:17; Daniel 5–6) were instrumental in Babylon’s fall (539 BCE) and permitted Jewish return (Ezra 1:1–4, though attributed to Cyrus the Persian). In apocalyptic literature, “Medes and Persians” denote immutable law (Daniel 6:8). In poetry, the Medes symbolize divine instruments of judgment, the turning of empires, and the hope of restoration through foreign decree.
Also Known As
Meshech
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