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Lexicon :: Strong's H4912 - māšāl

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מָשָׁל
Transliteration
māšāl
Pronunciation
maw-shawl'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from מָשַׁל (H4910) in some original sense of superiority in mental action
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1258a

Strong’s Definitions

מָשָׁל mâshâl, maw-shawl'; apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse):—byword, like, parable, proverb.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H4912 in the following manner: proverb (19x), parable (18x), byword (1x), like (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H4912 in the following manner: proverb (19x), parable (18x), byword (1x), like (1x).

  1. proverb, parable

    1. proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism

    2. byword

    3. similitude, parable

    4. poem

    5. sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָשָׁל mâshâl, maw-shawl'; apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse):—byword, like, parable, proverb.
STRONGS H4912: Abbreviations
† II. מָשָׁל noun masculineIsaiah 14:4 proverb, parable (of sentences constructed in parallelism, usually of Hebrew Wisdom, but occasionally of other types); — absolute מ׳ Ezekiel 17:2 + 20 times; construct מְשַׁל 1 Samuel 24:14; suffix מְשָׁלוֺ Numbers 23:7 + 8 times; plural מְשָׁלִים Ecclesiastes 12:9 + 2 times; construct מִשְׁלֵי Proverbs 1:1 + 3 times; —
1. proverbial saying, brief terse sentence of popular sagacity 1 Samuel 10:12; Ezekiel 12:22, 23; Ezekiel 18:2, 3; הַקַדְמֹנִי מ׳ 1 Samuel 24:14 proverb of the ancients.
2. by-word Psalm 44:15; Psalm 69:12; לְמָשָׁל וְלִשְׁנִינָה Deuteronomy 28:37; 1 Kings 9:7; 2 Chronicles 7:20; Jeremiah 24:9; לְאוֺת וּלְמָשָׁל Ezekiel 14:8
3. prophetic figurative discourse: נָשָׂא מָשָׁל lift up, utter a מ׳ Numbers 23:7, 18; Numbers 24:3, 15, 20, 21, 23 (all of Balaam); Isaiah 14:4; Micah 2:4 (|| נהי) Habakkuk 2:6 (|| חידה), (compare Job 27:1; Job 29:1 for same phrase under 6).
4. similitude, parable, Ezekiel 17:2; Ezekiel 21:5; Ezekiel 24:3.
5. poem, of various kinds: the ode (Numbers 21:27-30), the 3,000 pieces traditionally ascribed to Solomon 1 Kings 5:12, didactic psalms Psalm 49:5; Psalm 78:2.
6. sentences of ethical wisdom דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים collected in the מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 25:1 (Proverbs 10:1-22:16 consisting of 376 couplets chiefly antithetical; Proverbs 25-29 chiefly couplets of an emblematic type, but also occasional tristichs, tetrastichs, pentastichs, and decastichs. To these are appended דְּבָרִים of a more mixed character as to size and content Proverbs 22:7-24:22, 23-34; Proverbs 30:1-14; Proverbs 30:15-33; Proverbs 31:1-9; Proverbs 31:10-31; the Praise of Wisdom Proverbs 1:8-9 is prefixed, and an introduction to the whole Proverbs 1:1-7, in which the whole contents are represented as) משׁלים Proverbs 1:1, compare Proverbs 1:6. The references in Job 13:12; Job 27:1; Job 29:1; Proverbs 26:7, 9; Ecclesiastes 12:9 are to the same type of wisdom.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

21:27; 21:28; 21:29; 21:30; 23:7; 23:7; 23:18; 24:3; 24:15; 24:20; 24:21; 24:23

Deuteronomy

28:37

1 Samuel

10:12; 24:14; 24:14

1 Kings

9:7

2 Chronicles

7:20

Job

13:12; 27:1; 27:1; 29:1; 29:1

Psalms

44:15; 49:5; 69:12; 78:2

Proverbs

1:1; 1:1; 1:1; 1:2; 1:3; 1:4; 1:5; 1:6; 1:6; 1:7; 1:8; 1:9; 10:1; 10:1; 10:2; 10:3; 10:4; 10:5; 10:6; 10:7; 10:8; 10:9; 10:10; 10:11; 10:12; 10:13; 10:14; 10:15; 10:16; 10:17; 10:18; 10:19; 10:20; 10:21; 10:22; 10:23; 10:24; 10:25; 10:26; 10:27; 10:28; 10:29; 10:30; 10:31; 10:32; 11:1; 11:2; 11:3; 11:4; 11:5; 11:6; 11:7; 11:8; 11:9; 11:10; 11:11; 11:12; 11:13; 11:14; 11:15; 11:16; 11:17; 11:18; 11:19; 11:20; 11:21; 11:22; 11:23; 11:24; 11:25; 11:26; 11:27; 11:28; 11:29; 11:30; 11:31; 12:1; 12:2; 12:3; 12:4; 12:5; 12:6; 12:7; 12:8; 12:9; 12:10; 12:11; 12:12; 12:13; 12:14; 12:15; 12:16; 12:17; 12:18; 12:19; 12:20; 12:21; 12:22; 12:23; 12:24; 12:25; 12:26; 12:27; 12:28; 13:1; 13:2; 13:3; 13:4; 13:5; 13:6; 13:7; 13:8; 13:9; 13:10; 13:11; 13:12; 13:13; 13:14; 13:15; 13:16; 13:17; 13:18; 13:19; 13:20; 13:21; 13:22; 13:23; 13:24; 13:25; 14:1; 14:2; 14:3; 14:4; 14:5; 14:6; 14:7; 14:8; 14:9; 14:10; 14:11; 14:12; 14:13; 14:14; 14:15; 14:16; 14:17; 14:18; 14:19; 14:20; 14:21; 14:22; 14:23; 14:24; 14:25; 14:26; 14:27; 14:28; 14:29; 14:30; 14:31; 14:32; 14:33; 14:34; 14:35; 15:1; 15:2; 15:3; 15:4; 15:5; 15:6; 15:7; 15:8; 15:9; 15:10; 15:11; 15:12; 15:13; 15:14; 15:15; 15:16; 15:17; 15:18; 15:19; 15:20; 15:21; 15:22; 15:23; 15:24; 15:25; 15:26; 15:27; 15:28; 15:29; 15:30; 15:31; 15:32; 15:33; 16:1; 16:2; 16:3; 16:4; 16:5; 16:6; 16:7; 16:8; 16:9; 16:10; 16:11; 16:12; 16:13; 16:14; 16:15; 16:16; 16:17; 16:18; 16:19; 16:20; 16:21; 16:22; 16:23; 16:24; 16:25; 16:26; 16:27; 16:28; 16:29; 16:30; 16:31; 16:32; 16:33; 17:1; 17:2; 17:3; 17:4; 17:5; 17:6; 17:7; 17:8; 17:9; 17:10; 17:11; 17:12; 17:13; 17:14; 17:15; 17:16; 17:17; 17:18; 17:19; 17:20; 17:21; 17:22; 17:23; 17:24; 17:25; 17:26; 17:27; 17:28; 18:1; 18:2; 18:3; 18:4; 18:5; 18:6; 18:7; 18:8; 18:9; 18:10; 18:11; 18:12; 18:13; 18:14; 18:15; 18:16; 18:17; 18:18; 18:19; 18:20; 18:21; 18:22; 18:23; 18:24; 19:1; 19:2; 19:3; 19:4; 19:5; 19:6; 19:7; 19:8; 19:9; 19:10; 19:11; 19:12; 19:13; 19:14; 19:15; 19:16; 19:17; 19:18; 19:19; 19:20; 19:21; 19:22; 19:23; 19:24; 19:25; 19:26; 19:27; 19:28; 19:29; 20:1; 20:2; 20:3; 20:4; 20:5; 20:6; 20:7; 20:8; 20:9; 20:10; 20:11; 20:12; 20:13; 20:14; 20:15; 20:16; 20:17; 20:18; 20:19; 20:20; 20:21; 20:22; 20:23; 20:24; 20:25; 20:26; 20:27; 20:28; 20:29; 20:30; 21:1; 21:2; 21:3; 21:4; 21:5; 21:6; 21:7; 21:8; 21:9; 21:10; 21:11; 21:12; 21:13; 21:14; 21:15; 21:16; 21:17; 21:18; 21:19; 21:20; 21:21; 21:22; 21:23; 21:24; 21:25; 21:26; 21:27; 21:28; 21:29; 21:30; 21:31; 22:1; 22:2; 22:3; 22:4; 22:5; 22:6; 22:7; 22:8; 22:9; 22:10; 22:11; 22:12; 22:13; 22:14; 22:15; 22:16; 25:1; 26:7; 26:9; 30:1; 30:2; 30:3; 30:4; 30:5; 30:6; 30:7; 30:8; 30:9; 30:10; 30:11; 30:12; 30:13; 30:14; 30:15; 30:16; 30:17; 30:18; 30:19; 30:20; 30:21; 30:22; 30:23; 30:24; 30:25; 30:26; 30:27; 30:28; 30:29; 30:30; 30:31; 30:32; 30:33; 31:1; 31:2; 31:3; 31:4; 31:5; 31:6; 31:7; 31:8; 31:9; 31:10; 31:11; 31:12; 31:13; 31:14; 31:15; 31:16; 31:17; 31:18; 31:19; 31:20; 31:21; 31:22; 31:23; 31:24; 31:25; 31:26; 31:27; 31:28; 31:29; 31:30; 31:31

Ecclesiastes

12:9; 12:9

Song of Songs

1

Isaiah

14:4; 14:4

Jeremiah

24:9

Ezekiel

12:22; 12:23; 14:8; 17:2; 17:2; 18:2; 18:3; 21:5; 24:3

Micah

2:4

Habakkuk

2:6

H4912

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Strong's Number H4912 matches the Hebrew מָשָׁל (māšāl),
which occurs 39 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:7 - adsumptaque parabola sua dixit de Aram adduxit me Balac rex Moabitarum de montibus orientis veni inquit et maledic Iacob propera et detestare Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - at ille adsumpta parabola sua ait sta Balac et ausculta audi fili Sepphor

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - adsumpta parabola ait dixit Balaam filius Beor dixit homo cuius obturatus est oculus

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - sumpta igitur parabola rursum ait dixit Balaam filius Beor dixit homo cuius obturatus est oculus

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20 - cumque vidisset Amalech adsumens parabolam ait principium gentium Amalech cuius extrema perdentur

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:21 - vidit quoque Cineum et adsumpta parabola ait robustum est quidem habitaculum tuum sed si in petra posueris nidum tuum

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:23 - adsumptaque parabola iterum locutus est heu quis victurus est quando ista faciet Deus

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37 - et eris perditus in proverbium ac fabulam omnibus populis ad quos te introduxerit Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12 - responditque alius ad alterum dicens et quis pater eorum propterea versum est in proverbium num et Saul inter prophetas

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13 - [Vulgate 24:14] sicut et in proverbio antiquo dicitur ab impiis egredietur impietas manus ergo mea non sit in te

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:32 - locutus est quoque Salomon tria milia parabolas et fuerunt carmina eius quinque et mille

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:7 - auferam Israhel de superficie terrae quam dedi eis et templum quod sanctificavi nomini meo proiciam a conspectu meo eritque Israhel in proverbium et in fabulam cunctis populis

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:20 - evellam vos de terra mea quam dedi vobis et domum hanc quam sanctificavi nomini meo proiciam a facie mea et tradam eam in parabolam et in exemplum cunctis populis

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12 - memoria vestra conparabitur cineri et redigentur in lutum cervices vestrae

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:1 - addidit quoque Iob adsumens parabolam suam et dixit

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:1 - addidit quoque Iob adsumens parabolam suam et dixit

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14 - [Vulgate 43:14] posuisti nos obprobrium vicinis nostris subsannationem et inrisum his qui erant in circuitu nostro

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 - [Vulgate 48:5] inclino ad parabulam aurem meam aperiam in cithara enigma meum

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:11 - [Vulgate 68:12] et posui vestimentum meum saccum et factus sum eis in parabulam

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2 - [Vulgate 77:2] aperiam in parabula os meum loquar enigmata antiqua

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:1 - parabolae Salomonis filii David regis Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6 - animadvertet parabolam et interpretationem verba sapientium et enigmata eorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:1 - parabolae Salomonis filius sapiens laetificat patrem filius vero stultus maestitia est matris suae

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:1 - haec quoque parabolae Salomonis quas transtulerunt viri Ezechiae regis Iuda

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:7 - quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:9 - quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti sic parabola in ore stultorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - cumque esset sapientissimus Ecclesiastes docuit populum et enarravit quae fecerit et investigans conposuit parabolas multas

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:4 - sumes parabolam istam contra regem Babylonis et dices quomodo cessavit exactor quievit tributum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9 - et dabo eos in vexationem adflictionemque omnibus regnis terrae in obprobrium et in parabolam et in proverbium et in maledictionem in universis locis ad quos eieci eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22 - fili hominis quod est proverbium istud vobis in terra Israhel dicentium in longum differentur dies et peribit omnis visio

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:23 - ideo dic ad eos haec dicit Dominus Deus quiescere faciam proverbium istud neque vulgo dicetur ultra in Israhel et loquere ad eos quod adpropinquaverint dies et sermo omnis visionis

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:8 - et ponam faciem meam super hominem illum et faciam eum in exemplum et in proverbium et disperdam eum de medio populi mei et scietis quia ego Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2 - fili hominis propone enigma et narra parabolam ad domum Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2 - quid est quod inter vos parabolam vertitis in proverbium istud in terra Israhel dicentes patres comederunt uvam acerbam et dentes filiorum obstupescunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:3 - vivo ego dicit Dominus Deus si erit vobis ultra parabola haec in proverbium in Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:49 - et dixi ha ha ha Domine Deus ipsi dicunt de me numquid non per parabolas loquitur iste

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:3 - et dices per proverbium ad domum inritatricem parabolam et loqueris ad eos haec dicit Dominus Deus pone ollam pone inquam et mitte in ea aquam

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4 - in die illa sumetur super vos parabola et cantabitur canticum cum suavitate dicentium depopulatione vastati sumus pars populi mei commutata est quomodo recedet a me cum revertatur qui regiones nostras dividat

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - numquid non omnes isti super eum parabolam sument et loquellam enigmatum eius et dicetur vae ei qui multiplicat non sua usquequo et adgravat contra se densum lutum
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