מָשַׁח

Strong’s Definition

to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

anoint, paint.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to smear, anoint, spread a liquid
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be anointed

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mâshach; Pronunciation: maw-shakh'