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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Numbers — 1×
Isaiah — 2×
Ezekiel — 8×
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