What does שֶׁמֶן · מִשְׁחָה · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
שֶׁמֶן · מִשְׁחָה · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "grease , especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness".
Hebrew · H8081, H4888, H3068
שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת יְהוָה
Grease , especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness · unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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שֶׁמֶן H8081 grease , especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Pronunciation šemen
Oil signals divine favor and consecration; moves from literal anointing to figurative abundance and blessing.
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מִשְׁחָה H4888 unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift
Pronunciation mišĕḥāh
Anointing as sacred act: consecration through oil, not mere cosmetic practice; establishes covenantal status.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת יְהוָה (šemen mišḥaṯ YHWH) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁמֶן · מִשְׁחָה · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "grease , especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8081, H4888, H3068?
H8081, H4888, H3068 is connected to 6,740 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. grease , especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Strong's H8081, H4888, H3068
Lexical occurrences 6,740 verses Source Gloss
grease , especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת יְהוָה is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain