Midvash

מָשַׁחmâshach

מָשַׁח: smear, anoint

Pronunciation: maw-shakh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4886

Meanings

Qal: construct, passive (Numbers 3:25; Psalms 45:8; 1 Samuel 10:1)

1. smear (Jeremiah 22:14; Isaiah 21:5; 2 Samuel 1:21)

2. anoint, as consecration, solemn setting apart to an office, always by the use of oil poured on the head (1 Kings 19:16; Isaiah 61:1; Judges 9:8)

3. anoint, consecrate to religious service

Niph`al: be anointed (1 Chronicles 14:8; Leviticus 6:13; Numbers 7:10)

: oil (Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:22)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 69 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 31:13 I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, the place where you anointed the pillar of stone and made your vow to me. Now get ready and leave this country and return to the land of your birth.’”
  • Exodus 28:41 Clothe your brother, Aaron, and his sons with these garments, and then anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they can serve as my priests.
  • Exodus 29:2 Then, using choice wheat flour and no yeast, make loaves of bread, thin cakes mixed with olive oil, and wafers spread with oil.
  • Exodus 29:7 Then anoint him by pouring the anointing oil over his head.
  • Exodus 29:36 Each day you must sacrifice a young bull as a sin offering to purify them, making them right with the Lord. Afterward, cleanse the altar by purifying it; make it holy by anointing it with oil.
  • Exodus 30:26 Use this sacred oil to anoint the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant,
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).