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Lexicon :: Strong's H4899 - māšîaḥ

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מָשִׁיחַ
Transliteration
māšîaḥ
Pronunciation
maw-shee'-akh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1255c

Strong’s Definitions

מָשִׁיחַ mâshîyach, maw-shee'-akh; from H4886; anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah:—anointed, Messiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H4899 in the following manner: anointed (37x), Messiah (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H4899 in the following manner: anointed (37x), Messiah (2x).

  1. anointed, anointed one

    1. of the Messiah, Messianic prince

    2. of the king of Israel

    3. of the high priest of Israel

    4. of Cyrus

    5. of the patriarchs as anointed kings

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָשִׁיחַ mâshîyach, maw-shee'-akh; from H4886; anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah:—anointed, Messiah.
STRONGS H4899: Abbreviations
† מָשִׁיחַ noun masculine anointed; — absolute מ׳ Leviticus 4:3 5 times; construct מְשִׁיחַ Lamentations 4:20 11 times; suffix מְשִׁיחִי Psalm 132:17; 1 Samuel 2:35; מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ Habakkuk 3:13 + 5 times; מְשִׁיחוֺ Psalm 2:2 9 times; plural suffix מְשִׁיחָ֑י Psalm 105:15; 1 Chronicles 16:22; —
1. king of Israel anointed by divine command, יהוה מ׳ 1 Samuel 24:7 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 24:11; 1 Samuel 26:9,11,16,23; 2 Samuel 1:14; 2 Samuel 1:16; 2 Samuel 19:22; Lamentations 4:20; אלהי עַקב מ׳ 2 Samuel 23:1; so with suffixes reference to י׳, 1 Samuel 12:3,5; 1 Samuel 16:6; Psalm 20:7; Psalm 28:8; Habakkuk 3:13; Davidic dynasty with Messianic ideals attached Psalm 2:2; Psalm 18:51, = 2 Samuel 22:51; Psalm 89:39; Psalm 89:52; Psalm 132:10 2 Chronicles 6:42; Psalm 132:17; 1 Samuel 2:10,35.
2. high priest of Israel, הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ, Leviticus 4:3,5,16; Leviticus 6:15 (P); מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ Psalm 84:10.
3. Cyrus as commissioned by י׳, מְשִׁיחוֺ Isaiah 45:1.
4. Messianic prince, עַדמָֿשִׁיחַ נָגִיד Daniel 9:25 = מָשִׁיחַ Daniel 9:26 (see BrMP 422 f.; others distinguished מ׳ Daniel 9:25 from Daniel 9:26 and refer Daniel 9:25 to Cyrus [as 3; so Ew see Leng Schü Co Behrm], or high priest Joshua [as 2; so Gr Bev], Daniel 9:26 to Seleucus IV [Ew see Leng], or high priest Onias III. [Hi Gr Co Bev Behrm]).
5. patriarchs, regarded as anointed kings Psalm 105:15 = 1 Chronicles 16:22.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

4:3; 4:3; 4:5; 4:16; 6:15

1 Samuel

2:10; 2:35; 2:35; 12:3; 12:5; 16:6; 24:7; 24:11; 26:9; 26:11; 26:16; 26:23

2 Samuel

1:14; 1:16; 19:22; 22:51; 23:1

1 Chronicles

16:22; 16:22

2 Chronicles

6:42

Psalms

2:2; 2:2; 20:7; 28:8; 84:10; 89:39; 89:52; 105:15; 105:15; 132:10; 132:17; 132:17

Isaiah

45:1

Lamentations

4:20; 4:20

Daniel

9:25; 9:25; 9:25; 9:26; 9:26; 9:26

Habakkuk

3:13; 3:13

H4899

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4899 matches the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ),
which occurs 39 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:3 - “ ‘If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without defect as a sin offering[fn] for the sin he has committed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:5 - Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and carry it into the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:16 - Then the anointed priest is to take some of the bull’s blood into the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:22 - The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest shall prepare it. It is the LORD’s perpetual share and is to be burned completely.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - those who oppose the LORD will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:35 - I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:3 - Here I stand. Testify against me in the presence of the LORD and his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe to make me shut my eyes? If I have done any of these things, I will make it right.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:5 - Samuel said to them, “The LORD is witness against you, and also his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is witness,” they said.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:6 - When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed stands here before the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:6 - He said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10 - This day you have seen with your own eyes how the LORD delivered you into my hands in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I spared you; I said, ‘I will not lay my hand on my lord, because he is the LORD’s anointed.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:9 - But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:11 - But the LORD forbid that I should lay a hand on the LORD’s anointed. Now get the spear and water jug that are near his head, and let’s go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - What you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, you and your men must die, because you did not guard your master, the LORD’s anointed. Look around you. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:23 - The LORD rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The LORD delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the LORD’s anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:14 - David asked him, “Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:16 - For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 - “Mountains of Gilboa, may you have neither dew nor rain, may no showers fall on your terraced fields.[fn] For there the shield of the mighty was despised, the shield of Saul—no longer rubbed with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:21 - Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the LORD’s anointed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:51

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:51 - “He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 - These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, the hero of Israel’s songs:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:22 - “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:42

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:42 - LORD God, do not reject your anointed one. Remember the great love promised to David your servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:2 - The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the LORD and against his anointed, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:50

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:50 - He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing love to his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:6 - Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:8 - The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:9 - Look on our shield,[fn] O God; look with favor on your anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:38 - But you have rejected, you have spurned, you have been very angry with your anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:51

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:51 - the taunts with which your enemies, LORD, have mocked, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:15 - “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:10 - For the sake of your servant David, do not reject your anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:17 - “Here I will make a horn[fn] grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:1 - “This is what the LORD says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:20 - The LORD’s anointed, our very life breath, was caught in their traps. We thought that under his shadow we would live among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:25 - “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One,[fn] the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:26 - After the sixty-two ‘sevens,’ the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing.[fn] The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:13 - You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot.
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