The
Messiah in Judaism (;
mashiach,
mashiah,
moshiah, or
moshiach, "anointed [one]") first appeared as a term in the
Hebrew Bible, to describe priests and kings
anointed with
holy anointing oil. Later on, a belief in the coming of a future
Messiah who will bring salvation to Israel and mankind became a central tenet in Judaism, considered virtually a
dogma in most traditional sources and
Orthodox Judaism at present.