Anoint

MASHACH - משח Anoint
In Hebrew, the term of an "anointed one" is mashiach, from which the term "Messiah" is derived. The Greek translation of this word gives us the English term "Christ." Jewish, Egyptian, and other ancient kings were often anointed, and in western history, anointing has been used as part of the royal coronation ceremonies, symbolizing a divine blessing upon the monarch.
The Hebrew mashach is a process of painting, besmearing, or anointing a person or an object with oil. The Hebrew anointing was in part a legal procedure implemented in conjunction with the ordination and consecration of a priest or king within Israel's tribal community. Ordination is represented by the Hebrew words [mileiat et yaddim] which means "to fill the hands." Academics define "fill the hand" within the context of the chosen receiving a staff, scepter, or some sort of hand held symbol in relation to their office. More than likely, the prophet was used a channel to transmit God's spirit to the chosen one in preparation for his new role as king or priest. Keep in mind the Hebrew word "meleit" means "to fill." We often hear the expression filled with anger or filled with joy, the body being analagous to a vessel that captures a spirit or emotion. In the anointing the "filling" is of God's spirit. The hands identified by the Hebrew "yaddim" expresses how man accomplishes any given work. The filling of God's spirit puts the anointed in a position to make the world a better place by directing his hands towards worldly endevors blessed by devine association. AHWW
Acts 8:17-19
 17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

 18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

 19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
Anointing cannot be bought.