מָשַׁח mashach

Hebrew word for “to anoint” · Strong’s H4886 · used 69 times in 66 verses

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Meaning

1) to smear, anoint, spread a liquid;

How it is translated

Glosses given for mashach in context, with how often each is used:

• anointed 25
• will anoint 16
• anoint 7
• smeared 4
• has anointed 3
• have anointed 3
• people had anointed 2
• smear 2
• anointed he 1
• someone will anoint 1
• someone had anointed 1
• anointing 1

Where it is used

Also in 4 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 40 (5), Numbers 7 (4), Exodus 29 (3), Leviticus 8 (3), 1 Samuel 16 (3), 1 Kings 1 (3), 2 Kings 9 (3), Exodus 30 (2), Leviticus 7 (2), Judges 9 (2)

Forms

• ומשׁחת 11
• משׁחו 6
• וימשׁח 6
• וימשׁחו 6
• משׁחים 5
• המשׁח 4
• משׁחתיך 4
• תמשׁח 3
• משׁחת 2
• משׁח 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with mashach more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שֶׁמֶן shemen “oil” 17
• קָדַשׁ qadash “to consecrate” 11
• כָּהַן kahan “to minister” 6
• מִשְׁחָה mishchah “anointing” 5
• דָּוִד david “David” 10
• רָקִיק raqiq “flatbread” 4
• יָצַק yatsaq “to pour” 5
• חַלָּה challah “bun” 4
• סֹלֶת solet “fine flour” 5
• מִזְבֵּחַ mizbeach “altar” 7
• קֹדֶשׁ qodesh “holiness” 7
• שְׁמוּאֵל shemuel “Samuel” 5

Key verses

The verses using mashach that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Leviticus 7:12 — If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed…
• 1 Samuel 10:1 — Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his…
• 1 Samuel 16:12 — And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this…
• 1 Samuel 16:13 — Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel…
• 2 Samuel 12:7 — And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
• 1 Kings 1:34 — And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
• 2 Kings 11:12 — And he brought forth the king’s son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their…
• 2 Chronicles 23:11 — Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and…
• Psalms 45:7 — Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
• Isaiah 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to…
• Daniel 9:24 — Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for…
• Amos 6:6 — That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.