Mashiach מָשִׁיחַ

Mashiach (Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Strong's H4899) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “anointed”. It occurs 39 times in 38 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

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

Translated as

Topics

• Jesus Christ
• Messianic prophecy

Verses

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

Leviticus

• Leviticus 4:3
  If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering.If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
• Leviticus 4:5
  And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull’s blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting.
• Leviticus 4:16
  And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock’s blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:Then the anointed priest is to bring some of the bull’s blood into the Tent of Meeting,
• Leviticus 6:22
  And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the Lord; it shall be wholly burnt.The priest, who is one of Aaron’s sons and will be anointed to take his place, is to prepare it. As a permanent portion for the LORD, it must be burned completely.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:10
  The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
• 1 Samuel 2:35
  And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.
• 1 Samuel 12:3
  Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
• 1 Samuel 12:5
  And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
• 1 Samuel 16:6
  And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
• 1 Samuel 24:6
  And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
• 1 Samuel 24:10
  Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the Lord’s anointed.Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
• 1 Samuel 26:9
  And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless?But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
• 1 Samuel 26:11
  The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.But the LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”
• 1 Samuel 26:16
  This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.This thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”
• 1 Samuel 26:23
  The Lord render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the Lord delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed.May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 1:14
  And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
• 2 Samuel 1:16
  And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the Lord’s anointed.For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
• 2 Samuel 1:21
  Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.
• 2 Samuel 19:21
  But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
• 2 Samuel 22:51
  He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
• 2 Samuel 23:1
  Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 16:22
  Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.‘Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!’

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 6:42
  O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember Your loving devotion to Your servant David.”

Psalms

• Psalm 2:2
  The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
• Psalm 18:50
  Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
• Psalm 20:6
  Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
• Psalm 28:8
  The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.
• Psalm 84:9
  Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
• Psalm 89:38
  But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed.Now, however, You have spurned and rejected him; You are enraged by Your anointed one.
• Psalm 89:51
  Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!
• Psalm 105:15
  Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”
• Psalm 132:10
  For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.
• Psalm 132:17
  There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 45:1
  Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:

Lamentations

• Lamentations 4:20
  The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”

Daniel

• Daniel 9:25
  Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.
• Daniel 9:26
  And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 3:13
  Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

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).