H4888a H4888a
anointing oil, consecrated portion — the sacred oil for priestly consecration and a dedicated priestly allotment
Mishchah is a feminine noun with two closely related senses, both rooted in the act of anointing. In its primary sense, it denotes the sacred anointing oil compounded from myrrh, cinnamon, calamus, cassia, and olive oil (Exod 30:23-25), used exclusively for consecrating the tabernacle, its furnishings, and the Aaronic priests. The phrase shemen hammishchah ('oil of anointing') recurs throughout the Priestly legislation as the instrument by which persons and objects are set apart for holy service (Exod 25:6; 29:7, 21; 30:25, 31; Lev 8:2, 10, 12, 30; 21:10; Num 4:16). In its secondary sense, mishchah designates the 'consecrated portion' — the share of offerings set apart for Aaron and his sons by virtue of their anointed status (Lev 7:35). Both senses converge on the single theological concept of sacred designation through oil. Spanish 'uncion,' French 'onction,' and German 'Salbung' each capture the act of anointing.
Senses
1. anointing, consecrating oil/act — The holy anointing oil itself — the specially compounded blend of spices and olive oil prescribed for consecrating the tabernacle, its vessels, the altar, and the Aaronic priesthood. Appears in the formula shemen hammishchah ('oil of anointing') throughout Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers (Exod 25:6; 29:7, 21; 30:25, 31; 31:11; 35:8; 37:29; Lev 8:2, 10, 12; 21:10; Num 4:16). Its manufacture was restricted and its unauthorized use strictly forbidden (Exod 30:31-33). Also denotes, by extension, the 'consecrated portion' of priestly offerings (Lev 7:35). Spanish 'uncion' and German 'Salbung' reflect the single anointing concept. 25×
AR["-المَسْحَةِ","المَسحَةِ","الْمَسْحَةِ","الْمَسْحِ","مَسحَةِ-","مِسْحَةُ"]·ben["-অভিষেকের","অভিষেকের","অভিষেকের-অংশ","সেই-অভিষেকের"]·DE["Salbung-von","der-Salbung","die-Salbung","ist-der-Salbung-Anteil-von"]·EN["anointing-of","is-the-anointing-portion-of","the-anointing"]·FR["est-le-anointing-portion-de","le-anointing","le-onction","onction-de"]·heb["ה-משחה","משחת"]·HI["अभिषेक","अभिषेक-","अभिषेक-का","अभिषेक-का-भाग","अभिषेक-के"]·ID["bagian-pengurapan","pengurapan","pengurapan-itu","urapan"]·IT["e-il-unzione-porzione-di","il-unzione","l'-unzione","l'unzione","unzione-di"]·jav["bagian-jebadan","jebad-punika,","jebadan","jebadan,","jebadan-","jebadan-punika","jejampi-punika","panguraban"]·KO["그-관유의","그-기름-부음","그-기름-부음의","그-기름부음의","그-부음의","그-붓음","기름-부음의","부을"]·PT["a-unção","unção-de","é-a-porção-de"]·RU["помазание","помазания","помазания-"]·ES["la-unción","porción-de-unción-de","unción-de-"]·SW["kupaka","ni-sehemu-ya-mafuta","ya-kupaka","ya-kupaka-"]·TR["-meshetme","-meshetmenin","mesh","mesh-etmenin","mesh-etmenin-","meshedilme-payı-","meş-yağının"]·urd["-مسح-","-مسح-کا","-مسح-کے","حصہ-مسح","مسح-کا","مسح-کے"]
Exod 25:6, Exod 29:7, Exod 29:21, Exod 29:29, Exod 30:25, Exod 30:25, Exod 30:31, Exod 31:11, Exod 35:8, Exod 35:15, Exod 35:28, Exod 37:29 (+13 more)
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִשְׁחָה n.f. 1. ointment; 2. consecrated portion;—abs. מ׳ Ex 25:6 +; cstr. מִשְׁחַת Ex 30:25 +;— 1. ointment, the holy oil used in the consecration of the Aaronic priests, only in P; שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה Ex 25:6; 29:7, 21; 31:11; 35:8, 15, 28; 37:29; 39:38; 40:9; Lv 8:2, 10, 12, 30; 21:10; Nu 4:16; שׁ׳ מִשְׁחַת קֹדֶשׁ Ex 30:25(×2), 31; שׁ׳ מ׳ יהוה Lv 10:7; שׁ׳ מ׳ אֱלֹהָיו 21:21. 2. consecrated portion, of Aaron and his sons Lv 7:35(×2) (P).