מָשַׁח

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳מ 4 Mos 3,25 + 2 t.; suffix מְשָֽׁחֲךָ Sl 45,8; 1 Sam 10,1 מְשָׁחוֺ 2 Kron 22,7 2 masculine singular מָשַׁחְתָּ 1 Mos 31,13 + 12 t., + 9 t. Perfect; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִמְשַׁח 3 Mos 16,32 + 6 t.; 3 masculine plural יִמְשָׁ֑חוּ Amos 6,6, + 13 t. Imperfect; Imperative suffix מְשָׁחֵהוּ 1 Sam 16,12 plural מִשְׁחוּ Es 21,5 Infinitive absolute מָשׁוֺחַ Jer 22,14 construct מְשֹׁחַ Dom 9,8; Dan 9,24 + Hos 8,3 ᵐ5 We GASm Now; מָשְׁחָה 2 Mos 29,29 suffix מְ˜שׁחֳךָ1 Sam 15,1 (Baer); מָשְׁחוֺ 3 Mos 7,36 מָשְׁחָתָם 2 Mos 40,15 Participle plural משְׁחִים Dom 9,15 passive מָשׁוּחַ 2 Sam 3,39 (We suggests derivation from שׁח, defective משׁח (מֻשַׁח), wrongly read as מָשֻׁחַ; or by transposition משׁוח may have been mistaken for an unexampled מוּשַׁח Hoph`al Participle of שׁוח); מָשִׁיחַ 2 Sam 1,21 (but read מָשֻׁח (or נמשׁח) Manuscripts We Dr Kit Bu HPS); plural מְשֻׁחִים 2 Mos 29,2 + 4 t; —

1. smear, house with colour (paint) Jer 22,14 shield with oil (anoint) Es 21,5; 2 Sam 1,21 (compare Dr; Gr כְּלִי מָשׁוּחַ weapon anointed; Peters^{JBL 893, 56} כְּלֵי מָשׁוּחַ weapons of one (the king) anointed); the person, with ointments Amos 6,6 unleavened cakes, with oil 2 Mos 29,2; 3 Mos 2,4; 4 Mos 6,15 (P).

2. anoint, as consecration, solemn setting apart to an office, always by the use of oil poured on the head: לנביא as a prophet 1 Kong 19,16 (Elisha by Elijah) Es 61,1 elsewhere of king, with accusative, מֶלֶךְ Dom 9,8 (E), so Hos 8,3 reading מִמְּשֹׁחַ מֶלֶךְ (for ᵑ0 ׳מִמַּשָּׂא מ) We GASm Now; also Hos 7,3 reading יִמְשְׁחוּ (for ᵑ0 יְשַׂמְּחוּ) We Now; elsewhere accusative of person 1 Sam 16,3; 1 Sam 16,12; 1 Sam 16,13; 1 Kong 1,39; 2 Kong 11,12; 2 Kong 23,30; 2 Kron 22,7; 2 Kron 23,11 בְּשֶׁמֶן קָדְשִׁי Sl 89,21 with my holy oil; שׁמן שָׂשׂוֺן Sl 45,8 (figurative); with על, 2 Sam 19,11 whom we have anointed over us; לְמֶלֶךְ 1 Kong 1,45; 1 Kong 5,15 with עַל, לְמֶלֶךְ Dom 9,15; 2 Sam 2,4; 2 Sam 2,7; 1 Kong 19,15 על ישׂראל over Israel 1 Sam 15,1; 1 Sam 15,17; 2 Sam 5,3 = 1 Kron 11,3; 2 Sam 5,17; 2 Sam 12,7; 1 Kong 1,34; 1 Kong 19,16 אֶליֿשׂראל 2 Kong 9,3; 2 Kong 9,6; 2 Kong 9,12 (Ehpraimitic source); לנגיד 1 Kron 29,22 על 1 Sam 9,16; 1 Sam 10,1 מָשׁוּחַ מֶלֶךְ 2 Sam 3,39 (? see above)

3. anoint, consecrate to religious service:
\ \ a. Aaronic priests, only P, with accusative of person 2 Mos 28,41; 2 Mos 29,7; 2 Mos 30,30; 2 Mos 40,13; 2 Mos 40,15 (3 t. in verse); 3 Mos 7,36; 3 Mos 8,12; 3 Mos 16,32 absolute 2 Mos 29,29 הכהנים הַמְּשֻׁחִים 4 Mos 3,3.
\ \ b. sacred things: מַצֵּבָה 1 Mos 31,13 (E); tabernacle and its sacred vessels 2 Mos 29,36; 2 Mos 30,26; 2 Mos 40,9; 2 Mos 40,10; 2 Mos 40,11; 3 Mos 8,10; 3 Mos 8,11 (all P); קדשׁ קדשׁים Dan 9,24. Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִמְשַׁח 1 Kron 14,8 Infinitive הִמָּשַׁח 3 Mos 6,13 + 3 t; — be anointed, למלך על כל ישׂראל 1 Kron 14,8 Aaron and his sons 3 Mos 6,13 (P); altar 4 Mos 7,10; 4 Mos 7,84; 4 Mos 7,88.