4886. mashach

Lexicon

mashach: To anoint, smear, consecrate

Original Word: מָשַׁח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: mashach
Pronunciation: mah-shakh'
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-shakh')
KJV: anoint, paint
NASB: anointed, anoint, spread, anointing, oil, painting
Word Origin: [a primitive root]

1. to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint
2. (by implication) to consecrate
3. (also) to paint

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

anoint, paint

A primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. To anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint -- anoint, paint.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to smear, anoint
NASB Translation
anoint (21), anointed (42), anointing (1), oil (1), painting (1), spread (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מָשַׁח verb smear, anoint (Late Hebrew id.; originally probably as Arabic wipe orstroke with the hand (compare RS^{Semitic i. 215; 2nd ed., 283}), anoint, Aramaic מְשַׁח anoint; on משת, id. (?) in Aramaic inscription see CIS^{ii.1. No.145, C, 1}; Palmyrene משחא oil Vog^No.16; Ethiopic anoint, feast, dine Di^{Lex 176}; (Assyrian mašâ—u is measure; Aramaic מְשַׁח id.; Arabic measurement, compare Dl^{Prol. 178} Frä²⁸²)); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳מ Numbers 3:25 2t.; suffix מְשָֽׁחֲךָ Psalm 45:8; 1 Samuel 10:1; מְשָׁחוֺ2Chronicles 22:7; 2 masculine singular מָשַׁחְתָּ Genesis 31:13 12t., + 9 t. Perfect; Imperfect3masculine singular יִמְשַׁח Leviticus 16:32 6t.; 3 masculine plural יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ Amos 6:6, + 13 t. Imperfect; Imperative suffix מְשָׁחֵהוּ 1 Samuel 16:12; plural מִשְׁחוּ Isaiah 21:5; Infinitive absolute מָשׁוֺחַ Jeremiah 22:14; construct מְשֹׁחַ Judges 9:8; Daniel 9:24 + Hosea 8:3 ᵐ5 We GASm Now; מָשְׁחָה Exodus 29:29; suffix מְ˜שׁחֳךָ1Samuel 15:1 (Baer); מָשְׁחוֺ Leviticus 7:36; מָשְׁחָתָם Exodus 40:15; Participle plural משְׁחִים Judges 9:15; passive מָשׁוּחַ 2 Samuel 3:39 (We suggests derivation from שׁח, defective משׁח (מֻשַׁח), wrongly read as מָשֻׁחַ; or by transposition משׁוח may have been mistaken for an unexampled מוּשַׁח Hoph`al Participle of שׁוח); מָשִׁיחַ 2 Samuel 1:21 (but read מָשֻׁח (or נמשׁח) Manuscripts We Dr Kit Bu HPS); plural מְשֻׁחִים Exodus 29:2 4t; —

1 smear, house with colour (paint) Jeremiah 22:14; shield with oil (anoint) Isaiah 21:5; 2 Samuel 1:21 (compare Dr; Gr כְּלִי מָשׁוּחַ weapon anointed; Peters^{JBL 893, 56} כְּלֵי מָשׁוּחַ weapons of one (the king) anointed); the person, with ointments Amos 6:6; unleavened cakes, with oil Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 2:4; Numbers 6:15 (P).

2 anoint, as consecration, solemn setting apart to an office, always by the use of oil poured on the head: לנביא as a prophet 1 Kings 19:16 (Elisha by Elijah) Isaiah 61:1; elsewhere of king, with accusative, מֶלֶךְ Judges 9:8 (E), so Hosea 8:3 reading מִמְּשֹׁחַ מֶלֶךְ (for ᵑ0 ׳מִמַּשָּׂא מ) We GASm Now; also Hosea 7:3 reading יִמְשְׁחוּ (for ᵑ0 יְשַׂמְּחוּ) We Now; elsewhere accusative of person 1 Samuel 16:3,12,13; 1 Kings 1:39; 2 Kings 11:12; 2 Kings 23:30; 2Chronicles 22:7; 23:11; בְּשֶׁמֶן קָדְשִׁי Psalm 89:21 with my holy oil; שׁמן שָׂשׂוֺן Psalm 45:8 (figurative); with על, 2 Samuel 19:11 whom we have anointed over us; לְמֶלֶךְ 1 Kings 1:45; 1 Kings 5:15; with עַל, לְמֶלֶךְ Judges 9:15; 2 Samuel 2:4,7; 1 Kings 19:15; על ישׂראל over Israel 1 Samuel 15:1,17; 2 Samuel 5:3 = 1 Chronicles 11:3; 2 Samuel 5:17; 2 Samuel 12:7; 1 Kings 1:34; 1 Kings 19:16; אֶליֿשׂראל 2 Kings 9:3,6,12 (Ehpraimitic source); לנגיד 1 Chronicles 29:22; על 1 Samuel 9:16; 1 Samuel 10:1; מָשׁוּחַ מֶלֶךְ 2 Samuel 3:39 (? see above)

3 anoint, consecrate to religious service:

a. Aaronic priests, only P, with accusative of person Exodus 28:41; Exodus 29:7; Exodus 30:30; Exodus 40:13,15 (3 t. in verse); Leviticus 7:36; Leviticus 8:12; Leviticus 16:32; absolute Exodus 29:29; הכהנים הַמְּשֻׁחִים Numbers 3:3.

b. sacred things: מַצֵּבָה Genesis 31:13 (E); tabernacle and its sacred vessels Exodus 29:36; Exodus 30:26; Exodus 40:9,10,11; Leviticus 8:10,11 (all P); קדשׁ קדשׁים Daniel 9:24.

Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִמְשַׁח 1 Chronicles 14:8; Infinitive הִמָּשַׁח Leviticus 6:13 3t; — be anointed, למלך על כל ישׂראל 1 Chronicles 14:8; Aaron and his sons Leviticus 6:13 (P); altar Numbers 7:10,84,88.

מְשַׁח noun [masculine] oil (see Biblical Hebrew); — absolute Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22.

[מִשְׁכַּב] see שׁכב. [מִשְׁכַּן] see שׁכן.

[מַשְׁרוֺקִית] see שׁרק. [מִשְׁתֶּה] see שׁתּה.

[מַתְּנָא] see נתן.

Forms and Transliterations

הִמָּשַׁ֣ח הִמָּשַׁ֥ח הַמְּשֻׁחִ֑ים המשח המשחים וְלִמְשֹׁ֖חַ וַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּ וַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּ וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ וַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּ וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־ וַיִּמְשַׁ֖ח וַיִּמְשַׁ֣ח וַיִּמְשַׁ֥ח וַיִּמְשַׁ֨ח וַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧ וַיִּמְשָׁחֵ֖ם וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּ וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙ וּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹ וּמָֽשַׁחְתָּ֥ וּמָשַׁ֣ח וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֖ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֛ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨ וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ וּמָשׁ֣וּחַ וימשח וימשחהו וימשחו וימשחו־ וימשחך וימשחם ולמשח ומשוח ומשח ומשחת ומשחתו יִמְשַׁ֣ח יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ ימשח ימשחו לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣ לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ למשח למשחך מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽ מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ מְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽ מְשַׁחְתִּֽיו׃ מְשָׁח֣וֹ מְשָׁחֲךָ֡ מְשָׁחֲךָ֧ מְשָׁחֵ֖הוּ מְשֻׁחִ֣ים מְשֻׁחִ֥ים מִשְׁח֥וּ מָשְׁח֣וֹ מָשְׁח֥וּ מָשְׁח֧וּ מָשְׁח֨וּ מָשַׁ֙חְתָּ֙ מָשַׁ֣חְנוּ מָשַׁ֤חְתָּ מָשַׁ֥ח מָשַׁח֩ מֹשְׁחִ֨ים משח משחהו משחו משחים משחך משחנו משחת משחתיו׃ משחתיך נִמְשַׁ֨ח נמשח תִּמְשַׁ֥ח תִּמְשָׁ֑ח תמשח ham·mə·šu·ḥîm hammeshuChim hamməšuḥîm him·mā·šaḥ himmāšaḥ himmaShach lim·šā·ḥo·ḵā lim·šō·aḥ limšāḥoḵā limShoach limshochoCha limšōaḥ mā·šaḥ mā·šaḥ·nū mā·šaḥ·tā mā·šə·ḥōw mā·šə·ḥū māšaḥ māšaḥnū māšaḥtā māšəḥōw māšəḥū maShach maShachnu maShachta masheCho masheChu mə·šā·ḥă·ḵā mə·šā·ḥê·hū mə·šā·ḥōw mə·šaḥ·tî·ḵā mə·šaḥ·tîw mə·šu·ḥîm məšāḥăḵā məšāḥêhū məšāḥōw məšaḥtîḵā məšaḥtîw meshachaCha meshaChehu meshaCho meshachTicha meshachTiv meshuChim məšuḥîm miš·ḥū mishChu mišḥū mō·šə·ḥîm mōšəḥîm mosheChim nim·šaḥ nimšaḥ nimShach tim·šaḥ tim·šāḥ timšaḥ timšāḥ timShach ū·mā·šaḥ ū·mā·šaḥ·tā ū·mā·šō·w·aḥ ū·mā·šū·aḥ ū·mə·šaḥ·tōw ūmāšaḥ ūmāšaḥtā umaShach umashachTa umaShoach umaShuach ūmāšōwaḥ ūmāšūaḥ ūməšaḥtōw umeshachTo vaiyimShach vaiyimshachaCha vaiyimshaChem vaiyimshaChuhu vaiyimshechu velimShoach way·yim·šā·ḥă·ḵā way·yim·šā·ḥêm way·yim·šā·ḥu·hū way·yim·šaḥ way·yim·šə·ḥū way·yim·šə·ḥū- wayyimšaḥ wayyimšāḥăḵā wayyimšāḥêm wayyimšāḥuhū wayyimšəḥū wayyimšəḥū- wə·lim·šō·aḥ wəlimšōaḥ yim·šā·ḥū yim·šaḥ yimšaḥ yimšāḥū yimShach yimShachu

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 31:13
HEB: אֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר מָשַׁ֤חְתָּ שָּׁם֙ מַצֵּבָ֔ה
NAS: where you anointed a pillar,
KJV: of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar,
INT: Bethel you anointed in it A pillar

Exodus 28:41
HEB: בָּנָ֖יו אִתּ֑וֹ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨ אֹתָ֜ם וּמִלֵּאתָ֧
NAS: and on his sons with him; and you shall anoint them and ordain
KJV: and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate
INT: your brother his sons shall anoint accomplish them

Exodus 29:2
HEB: וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן סֹ֥לֶת
NAS: wafers spread with oil;
KJV: unleavened anointed with oil:
INT: wafers and unleavened spread oil of fine

Exodus 29:7
HEB: עַל־ רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֖ אֹתֽוֹ׃
NAS: it on his head and anoint him.
KJV: [it] upon his head, and anoint him.
INT: on his head and anoint

Exodus 29:36
HEB: בְּכַפֶּרְךָ֖ עָלָ֑יו וּמָֽשַׁחְתָּ֥ אֹת֖וֹ לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃
NAS: atonement for it, and you shall anoint it to consecrate
KJV: when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify
INT: atonement and you shall anoint to consecrate

Exodus 30:26
HEB: וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ ב֖וֹ אֶת־
NAS: With it you shall anoint the tent
KJV: And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle
INT: shall anoint the tent of meeting

Exodus 30:30
HEB: וְאֶת־ בָּנָ֖יו תִּמְשָׁ֑ח וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם
NAS: You shall anoint Aaron and his sons,
KJV: And thou shalt anoint Aaron
INT: Aaron and his sons shall anoint and consecrate may minister

Exodus 40:9
HEB: שֶׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ אֶת־ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן
NAS: oil and anoint the tabernacle
KJV: oil, and anoint the tabernacle,
INT: oil the anointing and anoint the tabernacle and all

Exodus 40:10
HEB: וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֛ אֶת־ מִזְבַּ֥ח
NAS: You shall anoint the altar
KJV: And thou shalt anoint the altar
INT: shall anoint the altar of burnt

Exodus 40:11
HEB: וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ אֶת־ הַכִּיֹּ֖ר
NAS: You shall anoint the laver
KJV: And thou shalt anoint the laver
INT: shall anoint the laver stand

Exodus 40:13
HEB: בִּגְדֵ֣י הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ אֹת֛וֹ וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥
NAS: on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate
KJV: garments, and anoint him, and sanctify
INT: garments the holy and anoint and consecrate may minister

Exodus 40:15
HEB: וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣ אֹתָ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: and you shall anoint them even
KJV: And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint
INT: shall anoint you have anointed

Exodus 40:15
HEB: אֹתָ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר מָשַׁ֙חְתָּ֙ אֶת־ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם
NAS: them even as you have anointed their father,
KJV: And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father,
INT: shall anoint you have anointed their father may minister

Leviticus 2:4
HEB: וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֥ים בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ ס
NAS: or unleavened wafers spread with oil.
KJV: wafers anointed with oil.
INT: wafers unleavened spread oil

Leviticus 6:20
HEB: לַֽיהוָ֗ה בְּיוֹם֙ הִמָּשַׁ֣ח אֹת֔וֹ עֲשִׂירִ֨ת
NAS: on the day when he is anointed; the tenth
KJV: in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part
INT: to the LORD the day is anointed the tenth of an ephah

Leviticus 7:12
HEB: וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן וְסֹ֣לֶת
NAS: wafers spread with oil,
KJV: wafers anointed with oil,
INT: wafers and unleavened spread oil fine

Leviticus 7:36
HEB: לָהֶ֗ם בְּיוֹם֙ מָשְׁח֣וֹ אֹתָ֔ם מֵאֵ֖ת
NAS: in the day that He anointed them. It is [their] due
KJV: in the day that he anointed them, [by] a statute
INT: to be given the day anointed the sons of Israel

Leviticus 8:10
HEB: שֶׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וַיִּמְשַׁ֥ח אֶת־ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן
NAS: oil and anointed the tabernacle
KJV: oil, and anointed the tabernacle
INT: oil the anointing and anointed the tabernacle and all

Leviticus 8:11
HEB: שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים וַיִּמְשַׁ֨ח אֶת־ הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַ
NAS: times and anointed the altar
KJV: times, and anointed the altar
INT: seven times and anointed the altar and all

Leviticus 8:12
HEB: רֹ֣אשׁ אַהֲרֹ֑ן וַיִּמְשַׁ֥ח אֹת֖וֹ לְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃
NAS: head and anointed him, to consecrate
KJV: head, and anointed him, to sanctify
INT: head Aaron's and anointed to consecrate

Leviticus 16:32
HEB: הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֲשֶׁר־ יִמְשַׁ֣ח אֹת֗וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: who is anointed and ordained
KJV: And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate
INT: the priest who is anointed who accomplish

Numbers 3:3
HEB: אַהֲרֹ֔ן הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים הַמְּשֻׁחִ֑ים אֲשֶׁר־ מִלֵּ֥א
NAS: of Aaron, the anointed priests,
KJV: the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated
INT: of Aaron priests the anointed whom accomplish

Numbers 6:15
HEB: וּרְקִיקֵ֥י מַצּ֖וֹת מְשֻׁחִ֣ים בַּשָּׁ֑מֶן וּמִנְחָתָ֖ם
NAS: wafers spread with oil,
KJV: of unleavened bread anointed with oil,
INT: wafers and unleavened spread oil offering

Numbers 7:1
HEB: אֶת־ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ן וַיִּמְשַׁ֨ח אֹת֜וֹ וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ
NAS: up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated
KJV: the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified
INT: setting the tabernacle anointed and consecrated all

Numbers 7:1
HEB: כָּל־ כֵּלָ֑יו וַיִּמְשָׁחֵ֖ם וַיְקַדֵּ֥שׁ אֹתָֽם׃
NAS: its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated
KJV: and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified
INT: and all utensils anointed and consecrated

69 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4886
69 Occurrences

ham·mə·šu·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
him·mā·šaḥ — 4 Occ.
lim·šō·aḥ — 1 Occ.
lim·šā·ḥo·ḵā — 1 Occ.
mā·šaḥ — 2 Occ.
mā·šaḥ·nū — 1 Occ.
mā·šaḥ·tā — 2 Occ.
mā·šə·ḥōw — 1 Occ.
mā·šə·ḥū — 3 Occ.
mə·šā·ḥă·ḵā — 2 Occ.
mə·šā·ḥê·hū — 1 Occ.
mə·šā·ḥōw — 1 Occ.
mə·šaḥ·tî·ḵā — 4 Occ.
mə·šaḥ·tîw — 1 Occ.
mə·šu·ḥîm — 4 Occ.
miš·ḥū — 1 Occ.
mō·šə·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
nim·šaḥ — 1 Occ.
tim·šāḥ — 3 Occ.
ū·mā·šaḥ — 1 Occ.
ū·mā·šaḥ·tā — 11 Occ.
ū·mā·šō·w·aḥ — 1 Occ.
ū·mā·šū·aḥ — 1 Occ.
ū·mə·šaḥ·tōw — 1 Occ.
way·yim·šaḥ — 6 Occ.
way·yim·šā·ḥă·ḵā — 1 Occ.
way·yim·šā·ḥêm — 1 Occ.
way·yim·šā·ḥu·hū — 2 Occ.
way·yim·šə·ḥū- — 6 Occ.
wə·lim·šō·aḥ — 1 Occ.
yim·šaḥ — 1 Occ.
yim·šā·ḥū — 1 Occ.