משיח

Hebrew

Root
מ־שׁ־ח (m-š-ḥ)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): [maːˈʃiːaħ]
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [mɔːˈʃiː.jäħ]
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): [mɔˈʃiaχ]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): [maˈʃiaħ]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): [mɔːˈʃiːæħ]
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): [maˈʃiaχ]
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Adjective

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

anointed

Noun

מָשִׁיחַ • (mashíakh) m [pattern: קָטִיל]

messiah

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashíakh, “messiah; anointed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔˈʃiəχ/

Noun

משיח • (moshiekh) m, plural משיחים (meshikhem)

messiah

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