מָשַׁח

ma.shachto anointHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb69 occurrences16 books66 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
Traditional renderings: anoint, paint.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָשַׁח:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

69 total
  1. Genesis 31:13מָשַׁ֤חְתָּ · you anointed
    I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up, leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”
  2. Exodus 28:41וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֨ · anoint
    After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
  3. Exodus 29:2מְשֻׁחִ֣ים · anointed
    …along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,
  4. Exodus 29:7וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֖ · and anoint him
    Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
  5. Exodus 29:36וּמָֽשַׁחְתָּ֥ · and anoint
    Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.
  6. Exodus 30:26וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ · Use [this oil] to anoint
    Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,
  7. Exodus 30:30תִּמְשָׁ֑ח · Anoint
    Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.
  8. Exodus 40:9וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ · and anoint
    Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.
  9. Exodus 40:10וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֛ · Anoint
    Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy.
  10. Exodus 40:11וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ · Anoint
    Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
  11. Exodus 40:13וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥ · anoint him
    And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest.
  12. Exodus 40:15וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣ · Anoint; מָשַׁ֙חְתָּ֙ · you anointed
    Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”
  13. Leviticus 2:4מְשֻׁחִ֥ים · coated
    Now if you bring an offering of grain baked in an oven, it must consist of fine flour, either unleavened cakes mixed with oil or unleavened wafers coated with oil.
  14. Leviticus 6:20הִמָּשַׁ֣ח · he is anointed
    “This is the offering that Aaron and his sons must present to the LORD on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening.
  15. Leviticus 7:12מְשֻׁחִ֣ים · coated
    If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil.
  16. Leviticus 7:36מָשְׁח֣וֹ · they were anointed
    On the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded that this be given them by the sons of Israel. It is a permanent portion for the generations to come.
  17. Leviticus 8:10וַיִּמְשַׁ֥ח · and anointed
    Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.
  18. Leviticus 8:11וַיִּמְשַׁ֨ח · anointing
    He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.
  19. Leviticus 8:12וַיִּמְשַׁ֥ח · and anointed
    He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.
  20. Leviticus 16:32יִמְשַׁ֣ח · is anointed
    The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments
  21. Numbers 3:3הַמְּשֻׁחִ֑ים · the anointed
    These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
  22. Numbers 6:15מְשֻׁחִ֣ים · coated
    …together with their grain offerings and drink offerings—and a basket of unleavened cakes made from fine flour mixed with oil and unleavened wafers coated with oil.
  23. Numbers 7:1וַיִּמְשַׁ֨ח · he anointed; וַיִּמְשָׁחֵ֖ם
    On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.
  24. Numbers 7:10הִמָּשַׁ֣ח · [the altar] was anointed
    When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.
  25. Numbers 7:84הִמָּשַׁ֣ח · when it was anointed
    So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
  26. Numbers 7:88הִמָּשַׁ֥ח · it was anointed
    All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.
  27. Numbers 35:25מָשַׁ֥ח · was anointed
    The assembly is to protect the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood. Then the assembly will return him to the city of refuge to which he fled, and he must live there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
  28. Judges 9:8לִמְשֹׁ֥חַ · to anoint
    One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’
  29. Judges 9:15מֹשְׁחִ֨ים · are anointing me
    But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
  30. 1 Samuel 9:16וּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹ · and you are to anoint him
    “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
  31. 1 Samuel 10:1מְשָׁחֲךָ֧ · anointed you
    Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
  32. 1 Samuel 15:1לִמְשָׁחֳךָ֣ · to anoint you
    Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD.
  33. 1 Samuel 15:17וַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧ · anointed
    And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
  34. 1 Samuel 16:3וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣ · You are to anoint
    Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”
  35. 1 Samuel 16:12מְשָׁחֵ֖הוּ · [and] anoint him
    So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
  36. 1 Samuel 16:13וַיִּמְשַׁ֣ח · and anointed
    So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
  37. 2 Samuel 2:4וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ־ · they anointed
    Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
  38. 2 Samuel 2:7מָשְׁח֧וּ · has anointed me
    Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
  39. 2 Samuel 3:39וּמָשׁ֣וּחַ · though anointed
    And I am weak this day, though anointed as king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too fierce for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil!”
  40. 2 Samuel 5:3וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ · And they anointed
    So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.
  41. 2 Samuel 5:17מָשְׁח֨וּ · had been anointed
    When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold.
  42. 2 Samuel 12:7מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽ · anointed
    Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
  43. 2 Samuel 19:10מָשַׁ֣חְנוּ · we anointed
    But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
  44. 1 Kings 1:34וּמָשַׁ֣ח · are to anoint
    There Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet are to anoint him king over Israel. You are to blow the ram’s horn and declare, ‘Long live King Solomon!’
  45. 1 Kings 1:39וַיִּמְשַׁ֖ח · and anointed
    Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tabernacle and anointed Solomon. Then they blew the ram’s horn, and all the people proclaimed, “Long live King Solomon!”
  46. 1 Kings 1:45וַיִּמְשְׁח֣וּ · have anointed
    Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king at Gihon, and they have gone up from there with rejoicing that rings out in the city. That is the noise you hear.
  47. 1 Kings 5:1מָשְׁח֥וּ · [Solomon] had been anointed
    Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.
  48. 1 Kings 19:15וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֧ · you are to anoint
    Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.