Messiah

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations

English

Pronunciation

• AHD : mə-sī'ə
• IPA : /məˈsaɪə/
• SAMPA : /m@"saI@/

Etymology

From Hebrew משיח, mashiach

Noun

messiah

1. (Judeo-Christian tradition) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel.
2. An extremely powerful divine figure.

Related terms

• messianic
• Christ

Translations

• Dutch: Messias m
• Finnish: messias
• Hebrew: משיח
• Slovene: odrešenik m, Odrešenik m (of Christ), mesija m (liter.)
• Koine Greek Χριστος(see Christ)