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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 [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.
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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

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 it is the anointed priest who sins, thus bringing guilt on the people, then he shall offer for the sin that he has committed a bull from the herd without blemish to the LORD for a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:5 - And the anointed priest shall take some of the blood of the bull and bring 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 shall bring some of the blood of the bull into the tent of meeting,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:22 - The priest from among Aaron’s sons, who is anointed to succeed him, shall offer it to the LORD as decreed forever. The whole of it shall be burned.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces;
against them he will thunder in 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 - And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:3 - Here I am; testify against me before the LORD and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? Testify against me[fn] and I will restore it to you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:6 - When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.”

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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 this thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the LORD’s anointed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10 - Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the LORD gave you today into my hand in the cave. And some told me to kill you, but I spared you.[fn] I said, ‘I will not put out my hand against my lord, for 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, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:11 - The LORD forbid that I should put out my hand against the LORD’s anointed. But take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - This thing that you have done is not good. As the LORD lives, you deserve to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is and the jar of water that was at his head.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:23 - The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the LORD gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:14 - David said to him, “How is it you were not afraid to put out your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:21 - “You mountains of Gilboa,
let there be no dew or rain upon you,
nor fields of offerings![fn]
For there the shield of the mighty was defiled,
the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:21 - Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:51

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:51 - Great salvation he brings[fn] to his king,
and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
to David and his offspring forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 - Now these are the last words of David:
The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
the oracle of the man who was raised on high,
the anointed of the God of Jacob,
the sweet psalmist of Israel:[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:22 - saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,
do my prophets no harm!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:42

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:42 - O LORD God, do not turn away the face of your anointed one!
Remember your steadfast love for David your servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:2 - The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:50

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:50 - Great salvation he brings to his king,
and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
to David and his offspring forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:6

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 might 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;[fn]
he is the saving refuge of his anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 84:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 84:9 - Behold our shield, O God;
look on the face of your anointed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:38 - But now you have cast off and rejected;
you are full of wrath against your anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:51

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:51 - with which your enemies mock, O LORD,
with which they mock the footsteps of your anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:15 - saying, “Touch not 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 turn away the face of your anointed one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:17 - There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:1 - Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus,
whose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
and to loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
that gates may not be closed:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:20 - The breath of our nostrils, the LORD’s anointed,
was captured in their pits,
of whom we said, “Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:25 - Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again[fn] with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:26 - And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its[fn] end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:13 - You went out for the salvation of your people,
for the salvation of your anointed.
You crushed the head of the house of the wicked,
laying him bare from thigh to neck.[fn] Selah
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