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