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Lexicon :: Strong's H4888 - māšḥâ

Strong's

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מָשְׁחָה

Transliteration

māšḥâ

Pronunciation

meesh-khaw'

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Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From מָשַׁח (H4886)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1255a,1255b

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

H4888

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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 Box Exo 25:6

Exo 25:6 - Oil^H8081 for the light,^H3974 spices^H1314 for^H8081^➔ anointing^H4888 oil,^➔^H8081 and for^H7004^➔ sweet^H5561 incense,^➔^H7004

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:7

Exo 29:7 - Then shalt thou take^H3947 the anointing^H4888 oil,^H8081 and pour^H3332 it upon^H5921 his head,^H7218 and anoint^H4886 him.^H853

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Exo 29:21 - And thou shalt take^H3947 of^H4480 the blood^H1818 that^H834 is upon^H5921 the altar,^H4196 and of^H8081^➔ the anointing^H4888 oil,^➔^H8081 and sprinkle^H5137 it upon^H5921 Aaron,^H175 and upon^H5921 his garments,^H899 and upon^H5921 his sons,^H1121 and upon^H5921 the garments^H899 of his sons^H1121 with him:^H854 and^H6942^➔ he^H1931 shall be hallowed,^➔^H6942 and his garments,^H899 and his sons,^H1121 and^H899^➔ his sons'^H1121 garments^➔^H899 with him.^H854

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Exo 29:29 - And^H899^➔ the holy^H6944 garments^➔^H899 of Aaron^H175 shall be^H1961 his sons'^H1121 after him,^H310 to be anointed^H4888 therein, and to be consecrated^H4390 in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:25

Exo 30:25 - And thou shalt make^H6213 it^H853 an oil^H8081 of^H4888^➔ holy^H6944 ointment,^➔^H4888 an ointment^H7545 compound^H4842 after the art^H4639 of the apothecary:^H7543 it shall be^H1961 an^H8081^➔ holy^H6944 anointing^H4888 oil.^➔^H8081

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Exo 30:31 - And^H413^➔ thou shalt speak^H1696 unto^➔^H413 the children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 saying,^H559 This^H2088 shall be^H1961 an^H8081^➔ holy^H6944 anointing^H4888 oil^➔^H8081 unto me^H589 throughout your generations.^H1755

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Exo 31:11 - And^H853 the anointing^H4888 oil,^H8081 and^H853 sweet^H5561 incense^H7004 for the holy^H6944 place: according to all^H3605 that^H834 I have commanded thee^H6680 shall they do.^H6213

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:8

Exo 35:8 - And oil^H8081 for the light,^H3974 and spices^H1314 for^H8081^➔ anointing^H4888 oil,^➔^H8081 and for^H7004^➔ the sweet^H5561 incense,^➔^H7004

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Exo 35:15 - And^H853 the incense^H7004 altar,^H4196 and^H853 his staves,^H905 and^H853 the anointing^H4888 oil,^H8081 and^H853 the sweet^H5561 incense,^H7004 and^H853 the hanging^H4539 for the door^H6607 at the entering in^H6607 of the tabernacle,^H4908

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:28

Exo 35:28 - And^H853 spice,^H1314 and^H853 oil^H8081 for the light,^H3974 and for^H8081^➔ the anointing^H4888 oil,^➔^H8081 and for^H7004^➔ the sweet^H5561 incense.^➔^H7004

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 37:29

Exo 37:29 - And he made^H6213 the^H4888^➔ holy^H6944 anointing^➔^H4888 oil,^H8081 and^H853 the^H5561^➔ pure^H2889 incense^H7004 of sweet spices,^➔^H5561 according to the work^H4639 of the apothecary.^H7543

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:38

Exo 39:38 - And^H853 the golden^H2091 altar,^H4196 and^H853 the anointing^H4888 oil,^H8081 and^H853 the sweet^H5561 incense,^H7004 and^H853 the hanging^H4539 for the tabernacle^H168 door,^H6607

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:9

Exo 40:9 - And thou shalt take^H3947 the anointing^H4888 oil,^H8081 and anoint^H4886 the tabernacle,^H4908 and^H853 all^H3605 that^H834 is therein, and shalt hallow^H6942 it,^H853 and^H853 all^H3605 the vessels thereof:^H3627 and it shall be^H1961 holy.^H6944

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 40:15

Exo 40:15 - And thou shalt anoint^H4886 them,^H853 as^H834 thou didst anoint^H4886 their father,^H1 that they may minister^H3547^➔ unto me^H589 in the priest's office:^➔^H3547 for^H1961^➔ their anointing^H4888 shall^H1961^➔ surely^➔^H1961 be^➔^H1961 an^H3550^➔ everlasting^H5769 priesthood^➔^H3550 throughout their generations.^H1755

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Lev 7:35 - This^H2063 is the portion of the anointing^H4888 of Aaron,^H175 and of the anointing^H4888 of his sons,^H1121 out of the offerings^H801^➔ of the LORD^H3068 made by fire,^➔^H801 in the day^H3117 when he presented^H7126 them^H853 to minister unto the LORD^H3068 in the priest's office;^H3547

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:2

Lev 8:2 - Take^H3947 Aaron^H175 and^H853 his sons^H1121 with him,^H854 and^H853 the garments,^H899 and^H853 the anointing^H4888 oil,^H8081 and^H853 a bullock^H6499 for the sin offering,^H2403 and^H853 two^H8147 rams,^H352 and^H853 a basket^H5536 of unleavened bread;^H4682

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:10

Lev 8:10 - And^H3947^➔ Moses^H4872 took^➔^H3947 the^H8081^➔ anointing^H4888 oil,^➔^H8081 and anointed^H4886 the tabernacle^H4908 and^H853 all^H3605 that^H834 was therein, and sanctified^H6942 them.^H853

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:12

Lev 8:12 - And he poured^H3332 of the^H8081^➔ anointing^H4888 oil^➔^H8081 upon^H5921 Aaron's^H175 head,^H7218 and anointed^H4886 him,^H853 to sanctify him.^H6942

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:30

Lev 8:30 - And^H3947^➔ Moses^H4872 took^➔^H3947 of the^H8081^➔ anointing^H4888 oil,^➔^H8081 and of^H4480 the blood^H1818 which^H834 was upon^H5921 the altar,^H4196 and sprinkled^H5137 it upon^H5921 Aaron,^H175 and upon^H5921 his garments,^H899 and upon^H5921 his sons,^H1121 and upon^H5921 his sons'^H1121 garments^H899 with him;^H854 and sanctified^H6942 Aaron,^H175 and his garments,^H899 and^H853 his sons,^H1121 and^H853 his sons'^H1121 garments^H899 with him.^H854

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 10:7

Lev 10:7 - And^H6607^➔ ye shall^H3318^➔ not^H3808 go out^➔^H3318 from the door^➔^H6607 of the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation,^H4150 lest^H6435 ye die:^H4191 for^H3588 the^H8081^➔ anointing^H4888 oil^➔^H8081 of the LORD^H3068 is upon you.^H5921 And they did^H6213 according to the word^H1697 of Moses.^H4872

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:10

Lev 21:10 - And^H3548^➔ he that is the^➔^H3548^➔ high^H1419 priest^➔^H3548 among his brethren,^H251 upon^H5921 whose^H834 head^H7218 the anointing^H4888 oil^H8081 was poured,^H3332 and that is consecrated^H4390 to put on^H3847 the garments,^H899 shall^H6544^➔ not^H3808 uncover^➔^H6544 his head,^H7218 nor^H3808 rend^H6533 his clothes;^H899

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:12

Lev 21:12 - Neither^H3808 shall he go out^H3318 of^H4480 the sanctuary,^H4720 nor^H3808 profane^H2490 the sanctuary^H4720 of his God;^H430 for^H3588 the crown^H5145 of the anointing^H4888 oil^H8081 of his God^H430 is upon him:^H5921 I^H589 am the LORD.^H3068

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:16

Num 4:16 - And to the office^H6486 of Eleazar^H499 the son^H1121 of Aaron^H175 the priest^H3548 pertaineth the oil^H8081 for the light,^H3974 and^H7004^➔ the sweet^H5561 incense,^➔^H7004 and^H4503^➔ the daily^H8548 meat offering,^➔^H4503 and^H8081^➔ the anointing^H4888 oil,^➔^H8081 and the oversight^H6486 of all^H3605 the tabernacle,^H4908 and of all^H3605 that^H834 therein is, in the sanctuary,^H6944 and in the vessels thereof.^H3627

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:8

Num 18:8 - And^H1696^➔ the LORD^H3068 spake^➔^H1696 unto^H413 Aaron,^H175 Behold,^H2009 I also^H589 have given^H5414 thee the charge^H4931 of mine heave offerings^H8641 of all^H3605 the hallowed things^H6918 of the children^H1121 of Israel;^H3478 unto thee have I given them^H5414 by reason of the anointing,^H4888 and to thy sons,^H1121 by an ordinance^H2706 for ever.^H5769

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