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Messiah etymology

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English word messiah comes from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, and later Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) משיחא (Messiah Anointed.)

Detailed word origin of messiah

Dictionary entry Language Definition
מָשִׁיחַ Biblical Hebrew (hbo)
מָשִׁיחַ Hebrew (heb)
משיחא Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) (arc) Messiah Anointed.
Μεσσίας Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
Μεσσῑ́ᾱς Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc)
Messias Latin (lat) The Messiah, Christ.
messiah English (en) (Abrahamic tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians to be Jesus Christ.. An extremely powerful divine figure.