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Anoint in Hebrew is מָשַׁח (masháẖ).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

מָשַׁח
masháẖ
verb
In English

anoint

/əˈnɔɪnt/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with A

These are the Hebrew words for anoint as a verb.

to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance

  • מָשַׁחמשחmasháẖ

This is more about the Hebrew word מָשַׁח.

Written with vowel points
מָשַׁח
Written without vowel points
משח
Said
masháẖ
Its meanings in English
anoint, to anoint with oil

These words come before and after anoint in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨anoint⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨anoint⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨anoint⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מָשַׁח⁩, said masháẖ. Without vowel points it is written ⁨משח⁩.

What else does ⁨משח⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨anoint⁩, ⁨משח⁩ can mean ⁨to anoint with oil⁩.

How is ⁨anoint⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨anoint⁩ is pronounced ⁨/əˈnɔɪnt/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry anoint and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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