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מָשִׁיחַ H4899
H4899 is the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ, transliterated mâshîyach and said maw-shee'-akh. The King James Version most often renders it anointed.
What it means
anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah.
Where it comes from
from H4886 (מָשַׁח).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 32 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: anointed, Messiah.
Verses using מָשִׁיחַ
All 31 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 4:3 · KJV
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.
Leviticus 4:5 · KJV
And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation:
Leviticus 4:16 · KJV
And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock’s blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:
Leviticus 6:22 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 2:10 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 2:35 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 12:3 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 12:5 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 16:6 · KJV
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.
1 Samuel 24:6 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 24:10 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 26:9 · KJV
And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?
1 Samuel 26:11 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 26:16 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 26:23 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 1:14 · KJV
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?
2 Samuel 1:16 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 1:21 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 19:21 · KJV
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?
2 Samuel 22:51 · KJV
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
2 Samuel 23:1 · KJV
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,
1 Chronicles 16:22 · KJV
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
2 Chronicles 6:42 · KJV
O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
Psalm 18:50 · KJV
Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Psalm 20:6 · KJV
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.
Psalm 105:15 · KJV
Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Isaiah 45:1 · KJV
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;
Lamentations 4:20 · KJV
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.
Daniel 9:25 · KJV
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.
Daniel 9:26 · KJV
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.
Habakkuk 3:13 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4899 mean?
H4899 is the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ (mâshîyach), meaning anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah.
How is H4899 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it anointed (22 times), mine anointed (3 times), thine anointed (2 times), messiah (2 times), before his anointed (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4899 appear in the Bible?
מָשִׁיחַ (mâshîyach) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4899 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H4886 (מָשַׁח).
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