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Messiah (Hebrew: מָׁשִיַח, Stanard Mašíaḥ Tiberian Māšîªḥ; Aramaic: משיחא, Aramaic/Syriac: ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ, Məšîḥā; Arabic: المسيح‎, al-Masīḥ) Literally, Messiah means "The Anointed (One)", typically someone anointed with holy anointing oil. Figuratively, anointing is done to signify being chosen for a task; so, Messiah means "The Chosen (One)", particularly someone divinely chosen.

Trivia about messiah

  • Some believe that Lubavitch Rabbi Schneerson, who died in 1994, was Mashiah, meaning this
  • Part III of this 1742 oratorio begins with the aria "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
  • From Aramaic & Hebrew words, this title of the savior of the Jews means "anointed one"
  • Savior, from the Aramaic for "anointed one"
  • Jesus as the "anointed one" (7)
  • Compared to Handel's other oratorios, this most famous one, from 1742, really doesn't have much plot
  • This word comes from the Hebrew word meaning "the annointed one"
  • In "Raise Your Voice", Hilary Duff sings this Handel oratorio about the Savior

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