מָשַׁח
From LSJ
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
a primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint: anoint, paint.