About MESSIAH

Hebrew Name

מָשִׁיחַ

English Name

MESSIAH

Phonetic Spelling

MA-SHEE-ACH

What does MESSIAH mean?

Mashiach, Hebrew for “Messiah,” literally means “the anointed one,” for the Messiah will one day be the king of Israel and will be anointed with oil, as kings were once anointed in ancient Israel.

וַיִּקַּח֩ צָד֨וֹק הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־קֶ֤רֶן הַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ מִן־הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיִּמְשַׁ֖ח אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ כׇּל־הָעָ֔ם יְחִ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
The Kohen Tzadok took the horn of oil from the Tent and anointed Shlomo. They sounded the shofar and all the people shouted, “Long live King Shlomo!”
vai-YI-kakh tza-DOK ha-ko-HAYN et-KE-ren ha-SHE-men min ha-O-HEL vai-YIM-shakh et she-LO-ma vai-yit-KE-u ba-sho-FAR vai-YO-meru kol-ha-AM ye-KHI ha-ME-lekh she-LO-ma
1 Kings 1:39

וְלָקַ֛ח הַכֹּהֵ֥ן הַמָּשִׁ֖יחַ מִדַּ֣ם הַפָּ֑ר וְהֵבִ֥יא אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
and the anointed Kohen shall take some of the bull's blood and bring it into the Tent of Meeting.
v'-la-KAKH ha-ko-HAYN ha-ma-SHEE-akh mi-DAM ha-PAR v'-he-VEE o-TO el-O-hel mo-ED
Leviticus 4:5

Description about MESSIAH

Mashiach, Hebrew for “Messiah,” literally means “the anointed one,” for the Messiah will one day be the king of Israel and will be anointed with oil, as kings were once anointed in ancient Israel. Like his father David, Solomon was anointed when he became king, as it says, “The priest Zadok took the horn of oil from the Tent and anointed Solomon. They sounded the horn and all the people shouted, ‘Long live King Solomon!’” (1 Kings 1:39). The oil used to anoint kings in ancient times was also used to anoint the high priests who served in the holy Temple in Jerusalem. Oil represents wisdom and is meant as a blessing for the nation’s leaders to serve righteously and according to the wisdom they receive from God. The vessels of the Tabernacle were also anointed with oil, consecrating them and transforming them into something sacred to be used to serve and worship God. Jewish tradition teaches that the original oil that was used to anoint kings and priests in ancient Israel still exists, though it is hidden. At the end of days, it will be revealed and used to anoint the King Messiah and the High Priest in the rebuilt Third Temple. This will be a fulfillment of the verse, “Take us back, God, to Yourself, and let us come back; renew our days as of old!” (Lamentations 5:21). At that time, leaders from all over the world will come to Jerusalem to learn from the Mashiach how to govern and lead their people in the ways of God.

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