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H4888

מִשְׁחָה

mishchâh · meesh-khaw'

unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift

Lexicon

Derivation: or מׇשְׁחָה; from H4886 (מָשַׁח);

unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift

  1. unction (the act)
  2. by implication, a consecratory gift

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: (to be) anointed(-ing), ointment.

Letters

מ
Mem
ש
Shin
ח
Het
ה
He
  1. מMem40

    Picture: waves of water

    Concrete
    water · sea · blood · liquid
    Extended
    chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
  2. שShin300

    Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)

    Concrete
    teeth · sharp · press · bow
    Extended
    to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
  3. חHet8

    Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure

    Concrete
    wall · fence · tent wall
    Extended
    to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
  4. הHe5

    Picture: a person with both arms raised

    Concrete
    a man calling out · a window · breath
    Extended
    behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

water, chaos, the mighty deep › to consume, to destroy › to separate and protect › to reveal, behold

Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy that works to separate and protect that works to reveal, behold.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מִשְׁחָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

26 occurrences · 26 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

  • and the anointing5 · 19%
  • the anointing4 · 15%
  • anointing3 · 12%
  • of the anointing3 · 12%
  • for anointing2 · 8%
  • and of the anointing2 · 8%
  • him, to be anointed1 · 4%
  • ointment1 · 4%
  • and for the anointing1 · 4%
  • for their anointing1 · 4%
  • this is the portion of the anointing1 · 4%
  • for the anointing1 · 4%
  • them by reason of the anointing1 · 4%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה9מִשְׁחַת־3הַמִּשְׁחָה֙2הַמִּשְׁחָ֑ה2הַמִּשְׁחָ֛ה1לְמָשְׁחָ֣ה1הַמִּשְׁחָה֒1מָשְׁחָתָ֛ם1מִשְׁחַ֧ת1מִשְׁחַ֥ת1לְמָשְׁחָ֛ה1הַמִּשְׁחָ֗ה1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance