Quick Definition
to anoint
Strong's Definition
to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: anoint, paint.
TWOT Reference: 1255
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to smear, anoint, spread a liquid
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to smear
1a2) to anoint (as consecration)
1a3) to anoint, consecrate
1b) (Niphal) to be anointed
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to smear, anoint, spread a liquid
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to smear
1a2) to anoint (as consecration)
1a3) to anoint, consecrate
1b) (Niphal) to be anointed
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָשַׁח
mâshach
BDB Definition:
1) to smear, anoint, spread a liquid
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to smear
1a2) to anoint (as consecration)
1a3) to anoint, consecrate
1b) (Niphal) to be anointed
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1255
Total KJV Occurrences: 70