Mesech or Meshech = "drawing out"<OL TYPE="1"><LI>son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, and progenitor of peoples to the north of Israel<OL TYPE="a"><LI>descendants of Mesech often mentioned in connection with Tubal, Magog, and other northern nations including the Moschi, a people on the borders of Colchis and Armenia</OL></OL>