משיח

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
מ־שׁ־ח (m-š-ḥ)

Etymology[edit]

From מָשַׁח (mashákh, to anoint). Compare Aramaic מְשִׁיחַ (məšī́aḥ), Classical Syriac ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʾ), Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh) (feminine מְשִׁיחָה, masculine plural מְשִׁיחִים, feminine plural מְשִׁיחוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. anointed

Noun[edit]

מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakhm [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. messiah

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh, messiah; anointed).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

משיח (moshiekhm, plural משיחים (meshikhem)

  1. messiah