Strong's Lexicon
mashach: To anoint, smear, consecrate
Original Word:מָשַׁח
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:mashach
Pronunciation:mah-shakh'
Phonetic Spelling:(maw-shakh')
Definition:To anoint, smear, consecrate
Meaning:to rub with oil, to anoint, to consecrate, to paint
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G5548 (χρίω, chriō): To anoint
-G5545 (χρίσμα, chrisma): Anointing
Usage:The Hebrew verb "mashach" primarily means to anoint, which involves the act of applying oil or ointment to a person or object. This act is often symbolic, signifying consecration, sanctification, or setting apart for a special purpose. In the Old Testament, "mashach" is used in religious and ceremonial contexts, such as anointing kings, priests, and sacred objects.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israel, anointing with oil was a significant ritual that symbolized the impartation of the Holy Spirit, divine approval, and empowerment for a specific role or task. Kings, such as Saul and David, were anointed to signify their divine appointment as leaders of Israel. Priests were anointed to serve in the tabernacle or temple, and certain objects were anointed to be set apart for holy use. The practice of anointing was deeply embedded in the cultural and religious life of Israel, reflecting a broader ancient Near Eastern tradition.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto smear, anoint
NASB Translationanoint (21), anointed (42), anointing (1), oil (1), painting (1), spread (4).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(Late Hebrew
id.; originally probably as Arabic
wipe or
stroke with the hand (compare RS
Semitic i. 215; 2nd ed., 283), anoint, Aramaic
anoint; on ,
id. (?) in Aramaic inscription see CIS
ii.1. No.145, C, 1; Palmyrene
oil Vog
No.16; Ethiopic
anoint, feast, dine Di
Lex 176; (Assyrian
mašâ—u is measure; Aramaic
id.; Arabic
measurement, compare Dl
Prol. 178 Frä
282)); —
Perfect3masculine singularNumbers 3:25 2t.; suffixPsalm 45:8;1 Samuel 10:1; 2Chronicles 22:7; 2 masculine singularGenesis 31:13 12t., + 9 t. Perfect;Imperfect3masculine singularLeviticus 16:32 6t.; 3 masculine pluralAmos 6:6, + 13 t. Imperfect;Imperative suffix1 Samuel 16:12; pluralIsaiah 21:5;Infinitive absoluteJeremiah 22:14;constructJudges 9:8;Daniel 9:24 +Hosea 8:3 We GASm Now;Exodus 29:29; suffix 1Samuel 15:1 (Baer);Leviticus 7:36;Exodus 40:15;Participle pluralJudges 9:15;passive2 Samuel 3:39 (We suggests derivation from , defective (), wrongly read as ; or by transposition may have been mistaken for an unexampled Hoph`al Participle of );2 Samuel 1:21 (but read (or ) Manuscripts We Dr Kit Bu HPS); pluralExodus 29:2 4t; —
smear, house with colour (paint)Jeremiah 22:14; shield with oil (anoint)Isaiah 21:5;2 Samuel 1:21 (compare Dr; Grweapon anointed; PetersJBL 893, 56weapons of one (the king)anointed); the person, with ointmentsAmos 6:6; unleavened cakes, with oilExodus 29:2;Leviticus 2:4;Numbers 6:15 (P).
anoint, as consecration, solemn setting apart to an office, always by the use of oil poured on the head: as a prophet1 Kings 19:16 (Elisha by Elijah)Isaiah 61:1; elsewhere of king, with accusative,Judges 9:8 (E), soHosea 8:3 reading (for ) We GASm Now; alsoHosea 7:3 reading (for ) We Now; elsewhere accusative of person1 Samuel 16:3,12,13;1 Kings 1:39;2 Kings 11:12;2 Kings 23:30; 2Chronicles 22:7; 23:11;Psalm 89:21with my holy oil;Psalm 45:8 (figurative); with ,2 Samuel 19:11 whomwe have anointed over us;1 Kings 1:45;1 Kings 5:15; with ,Judges 9:15;2 Samuel 2:4,7;1 Kings 19:15;over Israel1 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;2 Kings 9:3,6,12 (Ehpraimitic source);1 Chronicles 29:22;1 Samuel 9:16;1 Samuel 10:1;2 Samuel 3:39 (? see above)
anoint, consecrate to religious service:
, only P, with accusative of personExodus 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; absoluteExodus 29:29;Numbers 3:3.
Genesis 31:13 (E); tabernacle and its sacred vesselsExodus 29:36;Exodus 30:26;Exodus 40:9,10,11;Leviticus 8:10,11 (all P);Daniel 9:24.
Perfect3masculine singular1 Chronicles 14:8;InfinitiveLeviticus 6:13 3t; —be anointed,1 Chronicles 14:8; Aaron and his sonsLeviticus 6:13 (P); altarNumbers 7:10,84,88.
(see Biblical Hebrew); — absoluteEzra 6:9;Ezra 7:22.
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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.
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
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