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HebrewH4886Verb

מָשַׁח

ma.shach

61Occurrences
H4886Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to smear, anoint, spread a liquid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smear 1a2) to anoint (as consecration) 1a3) to anoint, consecrate 1b) (Niphal) to be anointed

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

מָשַׁח appears 61 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Exodus
11
1 Samuel
7
Leviticus
7
Numbers
7
2 Samuel
6
1 Kings
5
2 Kings
5
1 Chronicles
3

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 11:3BSB

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

1 Samuel 16:12BSB

So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”

2 Samuel 2:7BSB

Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”

Exodus 40:9BSB

Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.

Leviticus 2:4BSB

Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.