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He pouredוַיִּצֹקsome of the oilמִשֶּׁמֶןof anointingהַמִּשְׁחָהonעַלthe headרֹאשׁof Aaronאַהֲרֹןand anointedוַיִּמְשַׁחhimאֹתוֹto consecrate him.לְקַדְּשׁוֹ
Leviticus 8:12
Study it in the app“He poured some of the oil of anointing on the head of Aaron and anointed him to consecrate him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 8:12, word by word
- He pouredיִּצֹקyitsok
pour
To pour a liquid over something or into something.
Where else “yitsok” appears- some of the oilשֶּׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- of anointingמִּשְׁחָהmishcha
anointing
The oil poured on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “mishcha” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- and anointedיִּמְשַׁחyimshach
anoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “yimshach” appears- to consecrate himקַדְּשׁkadsh
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “kadsh” appears
The context
11He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them.
12 · This verse (above)
13Moses brought near the sons of Aaron, clothed them with tunics, girded them with sashes, and bound caps on them, as YHWH had commanded Moses.