מָשַׁל

Strong’s Definition

to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble

Etymology & Derivation

denominative from H4912 (מָשָׁל);

KJV Usage

be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to represent, liken, be like
• 2.(niphal) to liken, be like, be similar
• 3.(qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb
• 4.(piel) to make a parable
• 5.(hiphil) to compare
• 6.(hithpael) to become like
• 7.to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: mâshal; Pronunciation: maw-shal'