משח

Aramaic

Etymology

From the root מ־שׁ־ח /ܡ ܫ ܚ related to anointing. Compare Arabic مَسَحَ (masaḥa), from cognate root م س ح (m s ḥ), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎌𐎈 (mšḥ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məʃɑħ/

Verb

מְשַׁח • (m'šaḥ)

  1. to anoint
  2. to measure

Hebrew

Root
מ־שׁ־ח (m-sh-kh)
3 terms

Etymology

From the root מ־שׁ־ח Compare Ugaritic 𐎎𐎌𐎈 (mšḥ) and Arabic مَسَحَ (masaḥa).

Verb

מָשַׁח • (mashákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to anoint with oil

Conjugation

Conjugation of מָשַׁח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive למשוח / לִמְשֹׁחַ
action noun מְשִׁיחָה
passive participle מָשׁוּחַ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first מָשַׁחְתִּי מָשַׁחְנוּ
second מָשַׁחְתָּ מָשַׁחְתְּ מְשַׁחְתֶּם1 מְשַׁחְתֶּן1
third מָשַׁח מָשְׁחָה מָשְׁחוּ
present מוֹשֵׁחַ מוֹשַׁחַת מוֹשְׁחִים מוֹשְׁחוֹת
future first אֶמְשַׁח נִמְשַׁח
second תִּמְשַׁח תִּמְשְׁחִי תִּמְשְׁחוּ תִּמְשַׁחְנָה2
third יִמְשַׁח תִּמְשַׁח יִמְשְׁחוּ תִּמְשַׁחְנָה2
imperative מְשַׁח מִשְׁחִי מִשְׁחוּ מְשַׁחְנָה2

1 Pronounced מָשַׁחְתֶּם and מָשַׁחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.