מָשִׁיחַ
māšîaḥ
anointed
Strong's H4899NounHebrewTWOT 1255c

מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ) is a Hebrew noun meaning anointed. It appears 39 times in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4899).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1255c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1255c)anointed; Messianic prince; consecrated, Messiah
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מָשִׁיחַ noun, masculine: anointed

Strong's H4899 מָשִׁיחַ: anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah
KJV:anointed, Messiah.

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

Leviticus 4:31 Samuel 2:102 Samuel 1:14

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