Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H5480
סוּךְ
sukh · “to anoint”
Used 9 times across 7 books
Definition
1) to anoint, pour in anointing
1a) (Qal) to anoint
1a1) to anoint oneself
1a2) to anoint (another)
1a3) to be poured
1b) (Hiphil) to anoint
1a) (Qal) to anoint
1a1) to anoint oneself
1a2) to anoint (another)
1a3) to be poured
1b) (Hiphil) to anoint
Where it appears
Deuteronomy1
Ruth1
2 Samuel2
2 Chronicles1
Ezekiel1
Daniel2
Micah1
In the text
Deuteronomy 28:40Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.Ruth 3:3Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.2 Samuel 12:20Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.2 Samuel 14:2And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:2 Chronicles 28:15And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.Ezekiel 16:9Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.Daniel 10:3I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.Micah 6:15Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
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