Etymology?:
from māšaḥ מָשַׁח ‘to anoint’
Roots:
משׁח
māšīaḥ n, m
1) anointed, anointed one
1a) of the Messiah, Messianic prince
1b) of the king of Israel
1c) of the high priest of Israel
1d) of Cyrus
1e) of the patriarchs as anointed kings
Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 4:5, 4:16, 4:3, 6:15 1 Samuel 26:23, 26:9, 24:7, 24:11, 26:16, 16:6, 12:5, 2:35, 2:10, 26:11, 12:3 2 Samuel 19:22, 23:1, 1:14, 1:21, 1:16, 22:51 Isaiah 45:1 Habakkuk 3:13 Psalms 89:52, 105:15, 132:10, 84:10, 2:2, 89:39, 20:7, 18:51, 132:17, 28:8 Lamentations 4:20 Daniel 9:26, 9:25 1 Chronicles 16:22 2 Chronicles 6:42