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.