māšaḥ מָשַׁח ‘to anoint’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

māšaḥ v
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