מָשִׁיחַ
mâshîyach · H4899 · Hebrew · 38 occurrences
Meanings
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A (non-eschatological) ruler appointed by God and anointed with oil by a prophet or priest (anointed (one))
Examples1 Samuel 2:10 “Those who contend with the LORD will be terrified; Against them He will thunder in the heavens, The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; And He will give strength to His king, And will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
1 Samuel 2:35 ‘But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and My soul; and I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed always.
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A (non-eschatological) religious leader appointed by God and anointed with oil by a prophet or priest (anointed (one))
ExamplesLeviticus 4:3 if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then he is to offer to the LORD a bull without defect as a sin offering for his sin which he has committed.
How it’s used In 8 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
32 occurrences in 5 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 11
- הוּhis 10
- ךָyour 6
- יmy 4
- אֱלֹהִיםGod, gods 1
Named alongside itApposition
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- גֶּבֶרman 1
- נָגִידruler 1
- רוּחַspirit, wind 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- כָּרַתto cut off, to make (a covenant) 1
What is done to itIt is the object
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- יָשַׁעto save, to deliver 1
- מוּתto die 1
- קָלַלto curse, to be light 1
- שָׁחַתto destroy, to corrupt 1
What it is said to bePredicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 1
- עֵדwitness 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- הוּאhe, she, it 2
- שָׁבוּעַweek 2
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
15 occurrences in 6 groups
- בin/on/with 10
- לto/for 6
- עַלon, upon, over, against 2
- עִםwith 2
- נֶגֶדbefore, opposite 1
- עַדto, as far as, until 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
7 occurrences in 4 groups
- פָּנִיםface, presence, before 4
- יְשׁוּעָהsalvation, deliverance 1
- עָקֵבheel 1
- קֶרֶןhorn 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- Χριστός Christós · G5547 · anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
- Greek Χριστός is the direct translation equivalent of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, both denoting 'anointed one' and serving as the title 'Messiah/Christ' for God's anointed king or deliverer.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Leaders001001003005
- The word denotes an anointed king, as the LORD's anointed whose horn He exalts and to whom He gives strength.
- Priests001001003008
- The word denotes the anointed priest, as the priest anointed to bring a sin offering's blood into the tent of meeting.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4899. mashiach מָשִׁיחַ noun masculine anointed; — absolute ׳מ Lev 4:3 Lev 4:5t.;…
מָשִׁיחַ noun masculine anointed; — absolute ׳מ Lev 4:3 Lev 4:5t.; construct מְשִׁיחַ Lam 4:20 Lam 4:11t.; suffix מְשִׁיחִי Psa 132:17; 1Sa 2:35; מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ Hab 3:13 Hab 3:5t; מְשִׁיחוֺ Psa 2:2 Psa 2:9t.; plural suffix מְשִׁיחָ֑יPsa 105:15; 1Ch 16:22; —
1 king of Israel anointed by divine command, ׳מ יהוה 1Sa 24:7 (twice in verse); 1Sa 24:11; 1Sa 26:9, 1Sa 26:11, 1Sa 26:16, 1Sa 26:23; 2Sa 1:14; 2Sa 1:16; 2Sa 19:22; Lam 4:20; ׳מ עַקב אלהי 2Sa 23:1; so with suffixes reference to ׳י, 1Sa 12:3, 1Sa 12:5; 1Sa 16:6; Psa 20:7; Psa 28:8; Hab 3:13; Davidic dynasty with Messianic ideals attached Psa 2:2; Psalm 18:51, = 2Sa 22:51; Psa 89:39; Psa 89:52; Psa 132:10 2Ch 6:42; Psa 132:17; 1Sa 2:10, 1Sa 2:35.
2 high priest of Israel, הַמָּשִׁיחַ הַכֹּהֵן, Lev 4:3, Lev 4:5, Lev 4:16; Lev 6:15 (P); מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ Psa 84:10.
3 Cyrus as commissioned by מְשִׁיחוֺ ׳י, Isa 45:1.
4 Messianic prince, נָגִיד עַדמָֿשִׁיחַ Dan 9:25 = מָשִׁיחַ Dan 9:26 (see BrMP 422 f.; others distinguished ׳מ Dan 9:25 from Dan 9:26 and refer Dan 9:25 to Cyrus [as
3; so Ew see Leng Schü Co Behrm], or high priest Joshua [as
2; so Gr Bev], Dan 9:26 to Seleucus IV [Ew see Leng], or high priest Onias III. [Hi Gr Co Bev Behrm]).
5 patriarchs, regarded as anointed kings Psa 105:15 = 1Ch 16:22.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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