Mishchah מִשְׁחָה

Mishchah (Hebrew מִשְׁחָה, Strong's H4888) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “anointing”. It occurs 26 times in 24 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H4888A: anointing

H4888B: consecrated portion

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Anointing

Verses

Every verse with Mishchah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 25:6
  Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
• Exodus 29:7
  Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
• Exodus 29:21
  And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.
• Exodus 29:29
  And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons’ after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.
• Exodus 30:25
  And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
• Exodus 30:31
  And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.
• Exodus 31:11
  And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”
• Exodus 35:8
  And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
• Exodus 35:15
  And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
• Exodus 35:28
  And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.
• Exodus 37:29
  And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
• Exodus 39:38
  And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;
• Exodus 40:9
  And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.
• Exodus 40:15
  And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

Leviticus

• Leviticus 7:35
  This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the Lord in the priest’s office;This is the portion of the offerings made by fire to the LORD for Aaron and his sons since the day they were presented to serve the LORD as priests.
• Leviticus 8:2
  Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
• Leviticus 8:10
  And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.
• Leviticus 8:12
  And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.
• Leviticus 8:30
  And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.
• Leviticus 10:7
  And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.
• Leviticus 21:10
  And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
• Leviticus 21:12
  Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.He must not leave or desecrate the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.

Numbers

• Numbers 4:16
  And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”
• Numbers 18:8
  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.Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).