Hebrew word study

מָשָׁלmâshâl — properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature

Pronounced “maw-shawl'”

properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)

Translated in the King James as: byword, like, parable, proverb.

Appears 38 times in Scripture

Origin: apparently from H4910 (מָשַׁל) in some original sense of superiority in mental action;

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