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Lexicon :: Strong's H4888 - māšḥâ

Aa
מָשְׁחָה
Transliteration
māšḥâ
Pronunciation
meesh-khaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1255a,1255b

Strong’s Definitions

מִשְׁחָה mishchâh, meesh-khaw'; or מׇשְׁחָה moshchâh; from H4886; unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift:—(to be) anointed(-ing), ointment.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H4888 in the following manner: anointing (24x), anointed (1x), ointment (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H4888 in the following manner: anointing (24x), anointed (1x), ointment (1x).

  1. consecrated portion, anointing oil, portion, ointment, anointing portion

    1. ointment (used to consecrate by anointing)

    2. anointing portion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִשְׁחָה mishchâh, meesh-khaw'; or מׇשְׁחָה moshchâh; from H4886; unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift:—(to be) anointed(-ing), ointment.
STRONGS H4888: Abbreviations
† מִשְׁחָה noun feminine.
1. ointment;
2. consecrated portion; — absolute מ׳ Exodus 25:6 +; construct מִשְׁחַת Exodus 30:25 +; —
1. ointment, the holy oil used in the consecration of the Aaronic priests, only in P; שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה Exodus 25:6; Exodus 29:7, 21; Exodus 31:11; Exodus 35:8, 15, 28; Exodus 37:29; Exodus 39:38; Exodus 40:9; Leviticus 8:2, 10, 12, 30; Leviticus 21:10; Numbers 4:16; מִשְׁחַת קֹדֶשׁ שׁ׳ Exodus 30:25 (twice in verse); Exodus 30:31; יהוה מ׳ שׁ׳ Leviticus 10:7; אֱלֹהָיו מ׳ שׁ׳ Leviticus 21:12.
2. consecrated portion, of Aaron and his sons Leviticus 7:35 (twice in verse) (P).

† מָשְׁחָה noun feminine consecrated portion (Ew§ 238 a possibly error of pointing); — Numbers 18:8 (P).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

25:6; 25:6; 29:7; 29:21; 30:25; 30:25; 30:31; 31:11; 35:8; 35:15; 35:28; 37:29; 39:38; 40:9

Leviticus

7:35; 8:2; 8:10; 8:12; 8:30; 10:7; 21:10; 21:12

Numbers

4:16; 18:8

H4888

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4888 matches the Hebrew מָשְׁחָה (māšḥâ),
which occurs 26 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:6 - Oil for the light, spices for the sweet-smelling oil, sweet perfumes for burning;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:7 - Then take the oil and put it on his head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:21 - Then take some of the blood on the altar, and the oil, and put it on Aaron and his robes and on his sons and on their robes, so that he and his robes and his sons and their robes may be made holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:29 - And Aaron's holy robes will be used by his sons after him; they will put them on when they are made priests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:25 - And make these into a holy oil, a perfume made by the art of the perfume-maker; it is to be a holy oil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:31 - And say to the children of Israel, This is to be the Lord's holy oil, from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:11 - And the holy oil, and the perfume of sweet spices for the holy place; they will do whatever I have given you orders to have done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:8 - And oil for the lights, and spices for the holy oil and for the sweet perfumes for burning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:15 - And the altar for burning spices, with its rods, and the holy oil and the sweet perfume, and the curtain for the door, at the door of the House;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:28 - And the spice and the oil for the light, and the holy oil and the sweet perfumes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:29 - And he made the holy oil and the perfume of sweet spices for burning, after the art of the perfume-maker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:38 - And the gold altar, and the holy oil, and the sweet perfume for burning, and the curtain for the doorway of the tent;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:9 - And take the holy oil and put it on the House and everything in it, and make it and everything in it holy:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 40:15 - And put oil on them as you did on their father, so that they may be my priests: the putting on of oil will make them priests for ever, from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:35 - This is the holy part given to Aaron and to his sons, out of the offerings made to the Lord by fire, on the day when they were made priests before the Lord;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:2 - Take Aaron, and his sons with him, and the robes and the holy oil and the ox of the sin-offering and the two male sheep and the basket of unleavened bread;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:10 - And Moses took the holy oil and put it on the House and on all the things in it, to make them holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:12 - And some of the oil he put on Aaron's head, to make him holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:30 - And Moses took some of the holy oil and of the blood which was on the altar and put it on Aaron and on his robes, and on his sons and on his sons' robes; and made Aaron holy, and his robes and his sons and his sons' robes with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 10:7 - And do not go out from the door of the Tent of meeting, or death will come to you; for the holy oil of the Lord is on you. And they did as Moses said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:10 - And he who is the chief priest among his brothers, on whose head the holy oil has been put, who is marked out to put on the holy robes, may not let his hair go loose or have his clothing out of order as a sign of sorrow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:12 - He may not go out of the holy place or make the holy place of his God common; for the crown of the holy oil of his God is on him: I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:16 - And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to be responsible for the oil for the light, and the sweet perfumes for burning, and the regular meal offering, and the holy oil; the House and the holy place and everything in it will be in his care.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:8 - And the Lord said to Aaron, See, I have given into your care my lifted offerings; even all the holy things of the children of Israel I have given to you and to your sons as your right for ever, because you have been marked with the holy oil.
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