moshiach

Definitions

• The Messiah

Example Sentences

• "Many believe that Jewish law will change fundamentally when the Messiah comes."

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• משיח

Who Uses This

• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

mashiah, mashiach, moshiekh