משח

Aramaic

Etymology

From the root מ־שׁ־ח /ܡ ܫ ܚ 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

Hebrew

Root
מ־שׁ־ח (m-sh-kh)
3 terms

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

¹ Pronounced מָשַׁחְתֶּם and מָשַׁחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• מָשִׁיחַ