Definition
a primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
Traditional renderings: anoint, paint.
Traditional renderings: anoint, paint.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָשַׁח:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
69 total
- 1 Kings 19:16תִּמְשַׁ֥ח · You are also to anoint; תִּמְשַׁ֥חYou are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.
- 2 Kings 9:3מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ · I anointThen take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!”
- 2 Kings 9:6מְשַׁחְתִּ֧יךָֽ · I anoint youSo Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.
- 2 Kings 9:12מְשַׁחְתִּ֥יךָֽ · I anoint“That is a lie!” they said. “Tell us now!” So Jehu answered, “He talked to me about this and that, saying, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’”
- 2 Kings 11:12וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּ · They anointed himThen Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him, and the people clapped their hands and declared, “Long live the king!”
- 2 Kings 23:30וַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּ · anointed himFrom Megiddo his servants carried his body in a chariot, brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own tomb. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.
- 1 Chronicles 11:3וַיִּמְשְׁח֨וּ · And they anointedSo all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
- 1 Chronicles 14:8נִמְשַׁ֨ח · had been anointedWhen the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went out to face them.
- 1 Chronicles 29:22וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ · anointing himThat day they ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD. Then, for a second time, they designated David’s son Solomon as king, anointing him before the LORD as ruler, and Zadok as the priest.
- 2 Chronicles 22:7מְשָׁח֣וֹ · had anointedAhaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.
- 2 Chronicles 23:11וַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֙הוּ֙ · anointed himThen Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
- Psalm 45:7מְשָׁחֲךָ֡ · has anointed youYou have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
- Psalm 89:20מְשַׁחְתִּֽיו׃ · I have anointed himI have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
- Isaiah 21:5מִשְׁח֥וּ · oilThey prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!
- Isaiah 61:1מָשַׁח֩ · has anointed MeThe Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Jeremiah 22:14וּמָשׁ֖וֹחַ · and paints it…who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
- Daniel 9:24וְלִמְשֹׁ֖חַ · and to anointSeventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
- Amos 6:6יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ · and anoint yourselvesYou drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.