מָשִׁיחַmâshîyach

anointed

Pronunciation: maw-shee'-akh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4899

Meanings

1. king of Israel anointed by divine command (1 Samuel 24:7; 1 Samuel 24:11; 1 Samuel 26:9)

2. high priest of Israel (Leviticus 4:3; Leviticus 4:5; Leviticus 4:16)

3. Cyrus as commissioned by ׳ (Isaiah 45:1)

4. Messianic prince (Daniel 9:25; Daniel 9:26)

5. patriarchs, regarded as anointed kings (Psalms 105:15; 1 Chronicles 16:22)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 39 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 4:3 “If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the Lord a young bull with no defects.
  • Leviticus 4:5 The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle,
  • Leviticus 4:16 The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle,
  • Leviticus 6:22 In each generation, the high priest who succeeds Aaron must prepare this same offering. It belongs to the Lord and must be burned up completely. This is a permanent law.
  • 1 Samuel 2:10 Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered. He thunders against them from heaven; the Lord judges throughout the earth. He gives power to his king; he increases the strength of his anointed one.”
  • 1 Samuel 2:35 “Then I will raise up a faithful priest who will serve me and do what I desire. I will establish his family, and they will be priests to my anointed kings forever.
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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).