4893. mishchath
Berean Strong's Lexicon
mishchath: Anointing, anointing oil

Original Word: מִשְׁחַת
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mishchath
Pronunciation: mish-khath'
Phonetic Spelling: (mish-khawth')
Definition: Anointing, anointing oil
Meaning: disfigurement

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb מָשַׁח (mashach), meaning "to anoint."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5548 (χρίω, chriō): To anoint

- G218 (ἄλειμμα, aleimma): Anointing

Usage: The term "mishchath" refers to the act of anointing or the substance used for anointing, typically oil. In the Hebrew Bible, anointing oil is used for consecrating individuals, such as priests and kings, and objects, such as the tabernacle and its furnishings, for sacred purposes. The anointing signifies setting apart for God's service and endowing with the Holy Spirit's empowerment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, anointing with oil was a significant religious ritual. It symbolized purification, consecration, and the impartation of divine authority and blessing. The anointing oil was a specially prepared mixture, as described in Exodus 30:22-25, and was considered holy. The practice of anointing was deeply embedded in the cultural and religious life of Israel, marking the chosen individuals and objects as sacred and dedicated to God.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִשְׁחַת noun [masculine] disfigurement of face Isaiah 52:14.

מָשְׁחָת noun [masculine] corruption (ritual), Leviticus 22:25 (H).

שַׁ֫חַת see שׁוח

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
corruption, marred

Or moshchath {mosh-khawth'}; from shachath; disfigurement -- corruption, marred.

see HEBREW shachath

Forms and Transliterations
מִשְׁחַ֥ת מָשְׁחָתָ֤ם משחת משחתם mā·šə·ḥā·ṯām māšəḥāṯām mashechaTam miš·ḥaṯ mišḥaṯ mishChat
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 22:25
HEB: אֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֣י מָשְׁחָתָ֤ם בָּהֶם֙ מ֣וּם
NAS: of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect,
KJV: of your God of any of these; because their corruption [is] in them, [and] blemishes
INT: such for their corruption them blemishes nor

Isaiah 52:14
HEB: רַבִּ֔ים כֵּן־ מִשְׁחַ֥ת מֵאִ֖ישׁ מַרְאֵ֑הוּ
NAS: His appearance was marred more than
KJV: at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man,
INT: many you So was marred any his appearance

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4893
2 Occurrences


mā·šə·ḥā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
miš·ḥaṯ — 1 Occ.
















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