Hebrew word study

מָשַׁלmâshal to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language…

Pronounced “maw-shal'

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

Translated in the King James as: be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.

Appears 17 times in Scripture

Origin: denominative from H4912 (מָשָׁל);

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Where it appears

Numbers 1×
Numbers 21:27
Job 2×
Job 17:6Job 30:19
Psalms 4×
Psalms 28:1Psalms 49:12Psalms 49:20Psalms 143:7
Isaiah 2×
Isaiah 14:10Isaiah 46:5
Ezekiel 8×
Ezekiel 12:23Ezekiel 16:44Ezekiel 17:2Ezekiel 18:2Ezekiel 18:3Ezekiel 20:49Ezekiel 24:3+ 1 more in Ezekiel

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