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מְשַׁח H4887

H4887 is the Hebrew word מְשַׁח, transliterated mᵉshach and said mesh-akh'. The King James Version most often renders it oil.

Word: מְשַׁחTransliteration: mᵉshachSaid: mesh-akh'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 2 verses

What it means

oil.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H4886 (מָשַׁח).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

oil 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: oil.

Verses using מְשַׁח

All 2 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 6:9 · KJV

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

Ezra 7:22 · KJV

Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4887 mean?

H4887 is the Hebrew word מְשַׁח (mᵉshach), meaning oil.

How is H4887 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it oil (2 times).

How many times does H4887 appear in the Bible?

מְשַׁח (mᵉshach) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4887 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H4886 (מָשַׁח).

Nearby entries

H4884 · מְשׂוּרָה — a measure (for liquids)H4885 · מָשׂוֹשׂ — delight, concretely (the cause or object)…H4886 · מָשַׁח — to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by…H4888 · מִשְׁחָה — unction (the act); by implication, a…H4889 · מַשְׁחִית — destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction…H4890 · מִשְׂחַק — a laughing-stock

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