מָשִׁיחַ

mashiach

mah-SHEE-akh

anointed one, messiah

Where it comes from

Mashiach means smeared with oil. Kings and priests were anointed, and the word is applied to several ordinary men in scripture, including a foreign emperor. Christ is the Greek for it. The title says appointed and equipped, not superhuman.

Every place it appears

Strong's H4899. It stands in 38 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Psalm 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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