מָשַׁח (māšaḥ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning smear. It appears
69 times
in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4886).
Also rendered
to anoint
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1255)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1255)smear, anoint; consecrate; rub with oil, paint
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מָשַׁחverb: smear, anoint
Qal
1.smear
2.anoint, as consecration, solemn setting apart to an office, always by use of oil poured on the head
3.anoint, consecrate to religious service
Niphalbe anointed
Strong's H4886מָשַׁח: to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint KJV:anoint, paint.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.