Strong's Lexicon

H4888

H4888 — מִשׁחָה מָשׁחָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmishchahnoun femOccurrences: 26TWOT: 1255ab

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H4888
Word:	מִשׁחָה מָשׁחָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H4886
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	26
Transliteration:	mishchah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	meesh-khaw' (or moshchah {mosh-khaw'}) n-f.
Meaning:	1. unction (the act) 2. (by implication) a consecratory gift
KJV Renderings:	(to be) anointed(-ing), ointment.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4862

מִשְׁחָה

noun 1. ointment;

2. consecrated portion;

— absolute ׳ מ Exod 25:6 +; construct מִשְׁחַת Exod 30:25 +; —

1. ointment, the holy oil used in the consecration of the Aaronic priests, only in P ; שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה Exod 25:6; Exod 29:7; Exod 29:21; Exod 31:11; Exod 35:8; Exod 35:15; Exod 35:28; Exod 37:29; Exod 39:38; Exod 40:9; Lev 8:2; Lev 8:10; Lev 8:12; Lev 8:30; Lev 21:10; Num 4:16 מִשְׁחַת קֹדֶשׁ ׳ שׁ Exod 30:25 (twice in verse); Exod 30:31 יהוה ׳ מ ׳ שׁ Lev 10:7 אֱלֹהָיו ׳ מ ׳ שׁ Lev 21:12.

2. consecrated portion, of Aaron and his sons Lev 7:35 (twice in verse) ( P ).

BDB4863

מָשְׁחָה noun feminine consecrated portion (Ew^{§ 238 a possibly error of
pointing}); — Num 18:8 ( P ).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

משחה (mosh-zhah’)

Exodus 29:29

KJV: And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.

EHCC: to be anointed therein,

Numbers 18:8

KJV: And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.

EHCC: given them by reason of the anointing,