משח

משח

Aramaic

Etymology

From the root מ־שׁ־ח‎ /ܡ-ܫ-ܚ‎ (m-š-ḥ) related to anointing. Compare Arabic مَسَحَ‎ (masaḥa), from cognate root م س ح‎ (m-s-ḥ), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎌𐎈 (mšḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məʃɑħ/

Verb

מְשַׁח • (m'šaḥ)

1. to anoint
2. to measure

Related terms

• אִיתְמְשַׁח‎
• מְשִׁיחָא‎
• ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ‎

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Hebrew

Root
מ־שׁ־ח‎ (m-š-ḥ)

Etymology

From the root מ־שׁ־ח‎ Compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎌𐎈 (mšḥ) and Arabic مَسَحَ‎ (masaḥa).

Verb

מָשַׁח • (mashákh) (pa'al construction)

1. to anoint with oil

Conjugation

Conjugation of מָשַׁח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: למשוח / לִמְשֹׁחַ‎ action noun: מְשִׁיחָה‎ passive participle: מָשׁוּחַ‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	מָשַׁחְתִּי‎		מָשַׁחְנוּ‎
	second	מָשַׁחְתָּ‎	מָשַׁחְתְּ‎	מְשַׁחְתֶּם‎1	מְשַׁחְתֶּן‎1
	third	מָשַׁח	מָשְׁחָה‎	מָשְׁחוּ‎
present		מוֹשֵׁחַ‎	מוֹשַׁחַת‎	מוֹשְׁחִים‎	מוֹשְׁחוֹת‎
future	first	אֶמְשַׁח‎		נִמְשַׁח‎
	second	תִּמְשַׁח‎	תִּמְשְׁחִי‎	תִּמְשְׁחוּ‎	תִּמְשַׁחְנָה‎2
	third	יִמְשַׁח‎	תִּמְשַׁח‎	יִמְשְׁחוּ‎	תִּמְשַׁחְנָה‎2
imperative		מְשַׁח	מִשְׁחִי‎	מִשְׁחוּ‎	מְשַׁחְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced מָשַׁחְתֶּם‎ and מָשַׁחְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• מָשִׁיחַ‎