מִשְׁחָה mishchah
Hebrew word for “anointing” · Strong’s H4888 · used 26 times in 24 verses
Meaning
1) ointment (used to consecrate by anointing); 2) anointing portion
Senses in the lexicon
- anointing (25)
- consecrated portion (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for mishchah in context, with how often each is used:
- anointing 23
- share 2
- portion 1
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 8 (4), Exodus 29 (3), Exodus 35 (3), Exodus 30 (2), Exodus 40 (2), Leviticus 21 (2), Exodus 25 (1), Exodus 31 (1), Exodus 37 (1), Exodus 39 (1)
Forms
- המשׁחה 16
- משׁחת 6
- למשׁחה 2
- משׁחתם 1
- ומשׁחת 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with mishchah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שֶׁמֶן shemen “oil” 20
- סַם sam “spice” 8
- קְטֹרֶת qetoret “incense” 8
- אַהֲרֹן aharon “Aaron” 8
- קֹדֶשׁ qodesh “holiness” 8
- מָשַׁח mashach “to anoint” 5
- מָאוֹר maor “light” 4
- קָדַשׁ qadash “to consecrate” 5
- בֶּגֶד beged “garment” 5
- מִשְׁכָּן mishkan “tabernacle” 4
- בֶּשֶׂם besem “spice” 3
- לָקַח laqach “to take” 6
Key verses
The verses using mishchah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 29:7 — Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
- Exodus 29:21 — And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and…
- Exodus 29:29 — And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
- Exodus 37:29 — And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
- Exodus 40:9 — And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be…
- Exodus 40:15 — And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an…
- Leviticus 8:2 — Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
- Leviticus 8:12 — And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
- Leviticus 8:30 — And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon…
- Leviticus 21:10 — And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not…
- Numbers 4:16 — And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the…
- Numbers 18:8 — And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto…
See all 24 verses in the Word Atlas
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.