Mishkha (משחה) means ointment in Hebrew.
It can also mean paste and lube. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ointment, paste, lube
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Mishkha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מריחה טכסית בשמן מבושם.
זֹאת מִשְׁחַת אַהֲרֹן וּמִשְׁחַת בָּנָיו מֵאִשֵּׁי יְהוָה בְּיוֹם הִקְרִיב אֹתָם לְכַהֵן לַיהוָה.
- 2בהשאלהחומר סמיך (ועפ"ר שמנוני) הנועד למריחה על גוף אחר, לשם החלקה, צחצוח או קישוט.
- 3מן הפועל משח; ששורשו בארמית מקביל לשורש ש־מ־ן.
- 4מן ארמית מ.שׁ.ח מִשְׁחָא-שמן, בתלמוד לעיתים שמן עב דווקא וכזה שמשמש לרפואה וכדו'
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mishkha is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מִשְׁחָה
- Written without vowel points
- משחה
- Said
- mishkha
- Root
- מ־ש־ח
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Plural
- מְשָׁחוֹת
- Inflections
- מִשְׁחַת־; ר' מְשָׁחוֹת, מִשְׁחוֹת־
- Gematria
- 353
This is how Mishkha is said in other languages.
- English
- ointment, paste, lube
These words mean nearly the same as Mishkha.
- משיחה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mishkha.
The word Mishkha is part of these phrases and sayings.
- משחת נעליים
- משחת שיניים
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The word Mishkha comes from the root מ־ש־ח, like these words.
These words come before and after Mishkha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mishkha.
What does Mishkha (משחה) mean in Hebrew?
Mishkha (משחה) means ointment, paste, and lube. It is said mishkha, with the stress on kha.
What is a synonym for Mishkha (משחה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mishkha (משחה) are משיחה.
What rhymes with Mishkha (משחה)?
Words that rhyme with Mishkha (משחה) include משפחה, ברכה, שמחה, מנוחה, הלכה, and מערכה.
Is Mishkha (משחה) masculine or feminine?
The word Mishkha (משחה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְשָׁחוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משחה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.