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)