Back to Lexicon
H488
Hebrew
Original Word
אַלְמָןTransliteration
ʼalmân
Pronunciation
al-mawn'
Definition
prolonged from אָלַם in the sense of bereavement; discarded (as a divorced person); forsaken.
Word Study (KJV)
See tagged words in the KJV reader - tap any underlined word for its definition.
Open KJV reader ›
Vine's Expository Dictionary
Anoint (To)
"to anoint, smear, consecrate." A common word in both ancient and modern Hebrew, mashah is also found in ancient Ugaritic. It occurs approximately 70 …
Messiah
"anointed one; Messiah." Of the 39 occurrences of mashîah, none occurs in the wisdom literature. They are scattered throughout the rest of biblical li…