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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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Strong's Number H4899 matches the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in '2Sa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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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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