Lexical Definition

‎מָשִׁיחַ‎ mâshîyach (maw-shee'-akh) anointed ^H:N-M
from ‎מָשַׁח‎

anointed, Messiah.

• anointed
• usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint)
• specifically, the Messiah

1) anointed, anointed one
1a) of the Messiah, Messianic prince
1b) of the king of Israel
1c) of the high priest of Israel
1d) of Cyrus
1e) of the patriarchs as anointed kings

See Greek: Μεσσίας

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מָשִׁיחַ‎ noun masculine anointed; — absolute ‎׳‎‎מ‎ Lev 4:3 + 5 t.; construct ‎מְשִׁיחַ‎ Lam 4:20 + 11 t.; suffix ‎מְשִׁיחִי‎ Ps 132:17; 1Sam 2:35 ‎מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ‎ Hab 3:13 + 5 t; ‎מְשִׁיחוֺ‎ Ps 2:2 + 9 t.; plural suffix ‎מְשִׁיחָ֑י‎Ps 105:15; 1Chr 16:22 —

1. king of Israel anointed by divine command, ‎יהוה‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ 1Sam 24:7* (twice in verse); 1Sam 24:11*; 1Sam 26:9; 1Sam 26:11; 1Sam 26:16; 1Sam 26:23; 2Sam 1:14; 2Sam 1:16; 2Sam 19:22*; Lam 4:20 ‎אלהי עַקב‎ ‎׳‎‎מ‎ 2Sam 23:1 so with suffixes reference to ‎׳‎‎י‎, 1Sam 12:3; 1Sam 12:5; 1Sam 16:6; Ps 20:7*; Ps 28:8; Hab 3:13 Davidic dynasty with Messianic ideals attached Ps 2:2; Ps 18:51*, = 2Sam 22:51; Ps 89:39*; Ps 89:52*; Ps 132:10 = 2Chr 6:42; Ps 132:17; 1Sam 2:10; 1Sam 2:35.

2. high priest of Israel, ‎הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ‎, Lev 4:3; Lev 4:5; Lev 4:16; Lev 6:15* (P); ‎מְשִׁיחֶ֑ךָ‎ Ps 84:10*.

3. Cyrus as commissioned by ‎׳‎‎י‎, ‎מְשִׁיחוֺ‎ Isa 45:1.

4. Messianic prince, ‎עַדמָֿשִׁיחַ נָגִיד‎ Dan 9:25 = ‎מָשִׁיחַ‎ vDan 9:26 (see Br^{MP 422 f.}; others distinguished ‎׳‎‎מ‎ vDan 9:25 from vDan 9:26 and refer vDan 9:25 to Cyrus [as 3; so Ew see Leng Schü Co Behrm], or high priest Joshua [as 2; so Gr Bev], vDan 9:26 to Seleucus IV [Ew see Leng], or high priest Onias III. [Hi](/btb/not_created.html) Gr Co Bev Behrm]).

5. patriarchs, regarded as anointed kings Ps 105:15 = 1Chr 16:22.

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