משיח

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משיח

/maːˈʃiːħ/
/mɔːˈʃiːħ/ [mɔːˈʃiː.jaħ]
[mɔːˈʃiɟ.ɟaħ]
/mɔˈʃiħ/ [mɔːˈʃij.jæħ]
/maˈʃi.aχ/ West
/maˈʃij.jaħ/ East
/mɔˈʃi.aχ/
/maˈʃi.aχ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Past participle of מָשַׁח (mashákh, “to anoint”). Cognate with Aramaic מְשִׁיחָא (m'šīḥāʾ), Classical Syriac ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʾ), Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ).

adjective מָשִׁיחַ · mashíakh · מְשִׁיחָה · מְשִׁיחִים · מְשִׁיחוֹת

anointed

noun מָשִׁיחַ · mashíakh · מְשִׁיחִי · מְשִׁיחֵנוּ · הַמָּשִׁיחַ

messiah

In English

messiah ordained to lead the people of Israel
Messiah (Christianity) Jesus — see also Savior

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {משיח},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%97},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}