AMP

AMP

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H4899 - māšîaḥ

Choose a new font size and typeface
מָשִׁיחַ
Transliteration
māšîaḥ
Pronunciation
maw-shee'-akh
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

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 [1 Samuel 24:6] (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 24:11 [1 Samuel 24:10]; 1 Samuel 26:9,11,16,23; 2 Samuel 1:14; 2 Samuel 1:16; 2 Samuel 19:22 [2 Samuel 19:21]; 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 20:6]; Psalm 28:8; Habakkuk 3:13; Davidic dynasty with Messianic ideals attached Psalm 2:2; Psalm 18:51 [Psalm 18:50], = 2 Samuel 22:51; Psalm 89:39 [Psalm 89:38]; Psalm 89:52 [Psalm 89:51]; 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 [Leviticus 6:22] (P); מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ Psalm 84:10 [Psalm 84:9].
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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

4:3; 4:3; 4:5; 4:16; 6:22

1 Samuel

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

2 Samuel

1:14; 1:16; 19:21; 22:51; 23:1

1 Chronicles

16:22; 16:22

2 Chronicles

6:42

Psalms

2:2; 2:2; 18:50; 20:6; 28:8; 84:9; 89:38; 89:51; 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

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.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:3 - if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:5 - ‘Then the anointed priest is to take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting;
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:16 - ‘The anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood to the Tent of Meeting,
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:22 - “The priest from among the sons of Aaron who is anointed in his place shall offer it. By a permanent statute it shall be entirely offered up in smoke to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 -

“The adversaries of the LORD will be broken to pieces;

He will thunder against them in the heavens,

The LORD will judge the ends of the earth;

And He will give strength to His [fn]king,

And will exalt the horn (strength) of His anointed.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:35 - ‘But I will raise up for Myself a [fn]faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him a permanent and enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed [fn]forever.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:3 - “Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and [Saul] His anointed [if I have done someone wrong]. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I exploited? Whom have I oppressed or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes [to the truth]? [Tell me and] I will restore it to you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:5 - Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and [Saul] His anointed is a witness this day that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they answered, “He is a witness.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:6 -

So it happened, when they had come, he looked at Eliab [the eldest son] and thought, “Surely the LORDS anointed is before Him.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:6 - He said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my master, the LORDS anointed, to put out my hand against him, since he is the anointed of the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10 - “Behold, your eyes have seen today how the LORD had given you into my hand in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I spared you; I said, ‘I will not reach out my hand against my lord, for he is the LORDS anointed.’
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:9 - But David said to Abishai, “Do not kill him, for who can put out his hand against the LORDS anointed [king] and be guiltless (innocent)?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:11 - “The LORD forbid that I would put out my hand against the LORDS anointed; but now take the spear that is by his head and the jug of water, and let us go.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - “This thing that you have done is not good. As the LORD lives, you surely [fn]deserve to die, because you have not guarded your lord, the LORDS anointed. And now, see where the king’s spear is, and the jug of water that was by his head.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:23 - “The LORD will repay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD handed you over to me today, but I refused to put out my hand against the LORDS anointed.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:14 - David said to him, “How is it that you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORDS anointed?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:16 - David said to the [fallen] man, “[fn]Your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the LORDS anointed.’”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 -

[fn]O mountains of Gilboa,

Let not dew or rain be upon you, nor fields with offerings;

For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,

The shield of Saul, [dry, cracked] not [fn]anointed with oil.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:21 - But Abishai the son of Zeruiah said, “Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORDS anointed?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:51 -

“He is a tower of salvation and great deliverance to His king,

And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,

To David and his offspring forever.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 -

Now these are the last words of David.

David the son of Jesse declares,

The man who was raised on high declares,

The anointed of the God of Jacob,

And the sweet psalmist of Israel,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:22 -

“Do not touch My anointed ones,

And do My prophets no harm.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:42 -

“O LORD God, do not turn away and reject the face of Your anointed; remember Your lovingkindness and faithfulness to Your servant David.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:2 -

The kings of the earth take their stand;

And the rulers take counsel together

Against the LORD and His Anointed (the Davidic King, the Messiah, the Christ), saying,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:50 -

He gives great triumphs to His king,

And shows steadfast love and mercy to His anointed,

To David and his descendants forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:6 -

Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed;

He will answer him from His holy heaven

With the saving strength of His right hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:8 -

The LORD is their [unyielding] strength,

And He is the fortress of salvation to His anointed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:9 -

See our shield, O God,

And look at the face of Your anointed [the king as Your representative].

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:38 -

But [in apparent contradiction of all this] You [the faithful LORD] have cast off and rejected;

You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:51 -

With which Your enemies have taunted, O LORD,

With which they have mocked the footsteps of Your anointed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:15 -

“Do not touch My anointed ones,

And do My prophets no harm.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:10 -

For the sake of Your servant David,

Do not turn away the face of Your anointed.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:17 -

“There I will make the horn (strength) of David grow;

I have prepared a lamp for My anointed [fulfilling the promises].

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:1 -

This is what the LORD says to His anointed, to Cyrus [king of Persia],

Whose right hand I have held

To subdue nations before him,

And I will ungird the loins of kings [disarming them];

To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:20 -

The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD [our king],

Was captured in their snares,

He of whom we had said, “Under his shadow

We shall live among the nations.”

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:25 - “So you are to know and understand that from the issuance of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until [the coming of] the Messiah (the Anointed One), the Prince, there will be seven weeks [of years] and sixty-two weeks [of years]; it will be built again, with [a city] plaza and moat, even in times of trouble.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:26 - “Then after the sixty-two weeks [of years] the Anointed One will be cut off [and denied His Messianic kingdom] and have nothing [and no one to defend Him], and the people of the [other] prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined.
Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:13 -

You went forth for the salvation of Your people,

For the salvation and rescue of Your anointed [people Israel].

You struck the [fn]head from the house of the wicked

To lay him open from the thigh to the neck. Selah (pause, and calmly think of that).

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
AMP
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
AMP

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan