Lexical Definition

‎מֵשָׁא‎ Mêshâʼ (may-shaw') Mesha ^N:N--L
of foreign derivation

Mesha.

• § Mesha = "freedom"
• Mesha, a place in Arabia

1) a region marking one of the limits of the territory of the Joktanites when they first settled in Arabia

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מֵשָׁא‎ proper name, of a location limiting territory of Joktanites, Gen 10:30 Dl^{Par 243} identifies with Assyrian Maš (Syro-Arabic desert); > district Mesene, on Persian Gulf, Thes⁸²³ (compare Di); ᵐ5 Μασση(ε), whence Di I. ‎מַשָּׂא‎ q. v. (after Hal^{Mél.91 f.}) [‎מַשְׂאָב‎] see ‎שׂאב‎. ‎מְשׁאָה‎ see ‎מְשׂוֺאָה‎. ‎מַשָּׁאוֺן‎, ‎מַשֻּׁאוֺת‎ see II. ‎נשׁא‎.

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Mesha • A place marking the Joktanite territory

Mesha, a place mentioned as the limit of the territory settled by the descendants of Joktan (Genesis 10:30).

• A location only mentioned at Gen.10.30;
• only referred to as Mesha מֵשָׁא.
  

Mesha is mentioned in Genesis 10:30 as one of the boundaries of the territory settled by the descendants of Joktan, son of Eber. The verse states that "their dwelling place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east." This suggests that Mesha was located in the Arabian Peninsula, possibly in the western or southern region. However, the exact location of Mesha remains unknown, and no further details about the place are provided in the Bible.

All entries for Mesha: מֵשָׁא