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
מִשְׁחָה H4888 unction (the act); by implication, a consecratory gift
יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
What does שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת יְהוָה (šemen mišḥaṯ YHWH) mean in the Bible?
שֶׁמֶן · מִשְׁחָה · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "grease , especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness".
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