4893. mishchath
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mishchath: Anointing, anointing oil

Original Word: מִשְׁחָת
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mishchath
Pronunciation: mish-khath'
Phonetic Spelling: (mish-khawth')
Definition: Anointing, anointing oil
Meaning: disfigurement

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
corruption, marred

Or moshchath {mosh-khawth'}; from shachath; disfigurement -- corruption, marred.

see HEBREW shachath

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִשְׁחַת noun [masculine] disfigurement of face Isaiah 52:14.

מָשְׁחָת noun [masculine] corruption (ritual), Leviticus 22:25 (H).

שַׁ֫חַת see שׁוח

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁחַת (shachat), which means "to destroy" or "to corrupt."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: Strong's Greek Number 1312: διαφθορά (diaphthora) • meaning "corruption" or "decay."
Strong's Greek Number 4595: σήπω (sepo) • meaning "to cause to rot" or "to decay."

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of corruption and decay, aligning with the Hebrew concept of מִשְׁחָת as a state of disfigurement or moral degradation.

Usage: The word מִשְׁחָת is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a state of disfigurement or corruption. It is often associated with physical blemishes or moral decay.

Context: מִשְׁחָת (mishchat) appears in the context of describing physical disfigurement or moral corruption. The term is rooted in the broader concept of destruction or spoilage, as seen in its parent root שָׁחַת (shachat). In the Hebrew Scriptures, מִשְׁחָת is used to illustrate the consequences of sin or the physical imperfections that render something unfit for sacred purposes. The term underscores the biblical theme of purity and the impact of sin on both the physical and spiritual realms. It serves as a reminder of the need for holiness and the transformative power of divine intervention to restore what has been marred.

Forms and Transliterations
מִשְׁחַ֥ת מָשְׁחָתָ֤ם משחת משחתם mā·šə·ḥā·ṯām māšəḥāṯām mashechaTam miš·ḥaṯ mišḥaṯ mishChat
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 22:25
HEB: אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֣י מָשְׁחָתָ֤ם בָּהֶם֙ מ֣וּם
NAS: of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect,
KJV: of your God of any of these; because their corruption [is] in them, [and] blemishes
INT: such for their corruption them blemishes nor

Isaiah 52:14
HEB: רַבִּ֔ים כֵּן־ מִשְׁחַ֥ת מֵאִ֖ישׁ מַרְאֵ֑הוּ
NAS: His appearance was marred more than
KJV: at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man,
INT: many you So was marred any his appearance

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4893
2 Occurrences


mā·šə·ḥā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
miš·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.















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