מִשְׁחָה
māšĕḥâ
unction
Strong's H4888NounHebrewTWOT 1255b

מִשְׁחָה (māšĕḥâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning unction. It appears 26 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4888).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1255b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1255b)consecrated portion; unction, gift; anointed, ointment
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מָשְׁחָה noun, feminine: consecrated portion

Strong's H4888 מִשְׁחָה: unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift
KJV:(to be) anointed(-ing), ointment.

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.

Root family 1255: מָשַׁח māšaḥ — smear, anoint; consecrate; rub with oil, paint

See it in Scripture

Exodus 25:6Leviticus 8:2Numbers 4:16

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