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Strong's H4886 מָשַׁח (mashach)

Mashach means “anoint” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4886 — syndesmos (“band”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4886
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 66
Books 16

Strong's H4886 Quick Answer

Strong's H4886 מָשַׁ֤חְתָּ is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mashach (maw-shakh') v. 1. to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint 2. (by implication) to consecrate It has 66 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include anointed, anoint, oil, and painted. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mashach (maw-shakh') v. 1. to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint 2. (by implication) to consecrate
Usage
66 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
anointed, anoint, oil, and painted

Meaning and Definition

mashach (maw-shakh') v. 1. to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint 2. (by implication) to consecrate 3. (also) to paint [a primitive root] KJV: anoint, paint.

Original Word
מָשַׁ֤חְתָּ
Morphology
TH8804

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4886. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to anoint

Usage: 1) to smear, anoint, spread a liquid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smear 1a2) to anoint (as consecration) 1a3) to anoint, consecrate 1b) (Niphal) to be anointed

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How Strong's H4886 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Strong's H4886, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

anointed Leviticus 6:20 27× anoint Exodus 28:41 21× oil Exodus 29:2 16× painted Jeremiah 22:14

How Strong's H4886 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 66 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4886 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4886 in the Old Testament

66 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 31:13 KJV

I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

Exodus 28:41 KJV

And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Exodus 29:2 KJV

And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.

Usage Excerpts

First 66 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4886.

Genesis 31:13 Old Testament, KJV
I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.
Exodus 28:41 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 29:2 Old Testament, KJV
And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
Exodus 29:7 Old Testament, KJV
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
Exodus 29:36 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.
Exodus 30:26 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
Exodus 30:30 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 40:9 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Exodus 40:10 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.
Exodus 40:11 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
Exodus 40:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Exodus 40:15 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Leviticus 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.
Leviticus 6:20 Old Testament, KJV
This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.
Leviticus 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.
Leviticus 7:36 Old Testament, KJV
Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations.
Leviticus 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
Leviticus 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
Leviticus 8:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Leviticus 16:32 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments:
Numbers 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office.
Numbers 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.
Numbers 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
Numbers 7:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar.
Numbers 7:84 Old Testament, KJV
This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:
Numbers 7:88 Old Testament, KJV
And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.
Numbers 35:25 Old Testament, KJV
And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
Judges 9:8 Old Testament, KJV
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
Judges 9:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
1 Samuel 9:16 Old Testament, KJV
To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
1 Samuel 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
1 Samuel 15:1 Old Testament, KJV
Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.
1 Samuel 15:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
1 Samuel 16:3 Old Testament, KJV
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
1 Samuel 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
1 Samuel 16:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
2 Samuel 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
2 Samuel 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
2 Samuel 3:39 Old Testament, KJV
And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.
2 Samuel 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
2 Samuel 5:17 Old Testament, KJV
But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
2 Samuel 12:7 Old Testament, KJV
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
2 Samuel 19:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?
1 Kings 1:34 Old Testament, KJV
And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
1 Kings 1:39 Old Testament, KJV
And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
1 Kings 1:45 Old Testament, KJV
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
1 Kings 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
1 Kings 19:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
1 Kings 19:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
2 Kings 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
2 Kings 9:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
2 Kings 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel.
2 Kings 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.
2 Kings 23:30 Old Testament, KJV
And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.
1 Chronicles 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel.
1 Chronicles 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.
1 Chronicles 29:22 Old Testament, KJV
And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
2 Chronicles 22:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
2 Chronicles 23:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king.
Psalms 45:7 Old Testament, KJV
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Psalms 89:20 Old Testament, KJV
I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
Isaiah 21:5 Old Testament, KJV
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
Isaiah 61:1 Old Testament, KJV
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Jeremiah 22:14 Old Testament, KJV
That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
Daniel 9:24 Old Testament, KJV
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Amos 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4886, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 11 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 8 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 7 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 7 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 7 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 5 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4886 FAQ

What does mashach (מָשַׁח) mean?

Mashach (Strong's H4886) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "anoint". mashach (maw-shakh') v. 1. to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint 2. (by implication) to consecrate

How many times is mashach (מָשַׁח) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 66 linked usages for Strong's H4886 across 16 books.

Where can I study mashach (מָשַׁח) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4886 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mashach (מָשַׁח)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as anointed, anoint, oil, and painted. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.