Lexicon / H4912
מָשָׁל
ma.shal
  • proverb
  • parable
  • parallelism

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: proverb

1) proverb, parable

1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism

1b) byword

1c) similitude, parable

1d) poem

1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: proverb; parable; parallelism

Root √משׁל: מָשַׁל vb represent be like Niph be like similar . Hiph compare . Hithp and I have become like dust .

מָשָׁל n.m proverb parable parallelism . (of sentences constructed in, usu. of Hebrew Wisdom, but occas. of other types)