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): [mɔˈʃiəχ]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): [maˈʃiaħ]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): [mɔːˈʃiːæħ]
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): [maˈʃiaχ]

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 משיח‎ (mashíakh, “messiah; anointed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔˈʃiəχ/

Noun

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

messiah

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