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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

Plato, Laws, 719c

English (Strong)

a primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. to anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint: anoint, paint.