מָשַׁל

Detailed Definition

• 1to 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
• 7to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry