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Lexicon :: Strong's H4910 - māšal

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מָשַׁל
Transliteration
māšal
Pronunciation
maw-shal'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1259

Strong’s Definitions

מָשַׁל mâshal, maw-shal'; a primitive root; to rule:—(have, make to have) dominion, governor, × indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x

The KJV translates Strong's H4910 in the following manner: rule (38x), ruler (19x), reign (8x), dominion (7x), governor (4x), ruled over (2x), power (2x), indeed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x
The KJV translates Strong's H4910 in the following manner: rule (38x), ruler (19x), reign (8x), dominion (7x), governor (4x), ruled over (2x), power (2x), indeed (1x).

  1. to rule, have dominion, reign

    1. (Qal) to rule, have dominion

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to rule

      2. to exercise dominion

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָשַׁל mâshal, maw-shal'; a primitive root; to rule:—(have, make to have) dominion, governor, × indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
STRONGS H4910: Abbreviations
† III. מָשַׁל verb rule, have dominion, reign (Late Hebrew Participle id.; Phoenician משל); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וּמָשַׁל consecutive Zechariah 6:13 + 2 times, מָשָׁ֑ל Daniel 11:4, וּמָשָׁ֑ל consecutive Daniel 11:5; 3rd person feminine singular מָשָׁ֑לָה Psalm 103:19; 2nd person masculine singular מָשַׁלְתָּ Isaiah 63:19, וּמָשַׁלְתָּ֫ Deuteronomy 15:16; 3rd person plural מָֽשְׁלוּ Isaiah 3:5; Lamentations 5:8; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִמְשֹׁל Exodus 21:8 + 3 times, יִמְשׁוֺל Proverbs 22:7; יִמְשָׁלֿ Genesis 3:16, etc.; Imperative מְשָׁלֿ Judges 8:22; Infinitive absolute מָשׁוֹל Genesis 37:8; construct מְשֹׁל Judges 9:2 +, לִמְשָׁלֿ Joel 2:17, etc.; Participle Genesis 45:26 +, etc.; —
1. human subject,rule, have dominion over (בְּ) Genesis 3:16; Genesis 4:7; Genesis 24:2 (all J), Genesis 45:8, 26 (E), מָשׁוֺל תִּמְשֹׁל ב׳ Genesis 37:8 (E); Deuteronomy 15:6 (twice in verse); Joshua 12:5 (D); Judges 8:22, 23 (twice in verse); Judges 9:2 (twice in verse); Judges 14:4; Judges 15:11; 2 Samuel 23:3 (Participle absolute = when one ruleth, compare Dr), 1 Kings 5:1; 2 Chronicles 7:18; 9:26; 23:20; Isaiah 3:4, 12; Isaiah 19:4; Micah 5:2; Habakkuk 1:14; Jeremiah 22:30; Lamentations 5:8; Joel 2:17; Proverbs 16:32 (משֵׁל בְּרוּחוֺ), Proverbs 17:21; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 22:7; Psalm 19:14; Psalm 105:21; Psalm 106:41; Daniel 11:43; Ecclesiastes 9:17; rarely other prepositions: ל (with infinitive) Exodus 21:8 (E); עַלֿ Proverbs 28:15; Nehemiah 9:37, אֶלֿ Jeremiah 33:26; with suffix Isaiah 52:5; Jeremiah 30:21; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb מִמְשָׁל רָ֑ב מ׳ Daniel 11:3, 4; מָשַׁל מִן ֗֗֗ וְעַד Joshua 12:2 (D); absolute 2 Samuel 23:3 (compare Dr), Ezekiel 19:14; Zechariah 6:13 (עַל location), Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 29:2; Daniel 11:5; especially Participle as substantive = ruler, משֵׁלאֶֿרֶץ Isaiah 16:1, משֵׁל עַמִּים Psalm 105:20; absolute Isaiah 14:5; Isaiah 49:7; Jeremiah 51:46 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 19:11; Proverbs 6:7; Proverbs 23:1; Proverbs 29:12, 26; Ecclesiastes 10:4; משְׁלֵי הָעָם הַזֶה Isaiah 28:14.
2. of heavenly bodies, with בְּ Genesis 1:18.
3. of God, with בְּ Judges 8:23; Isaiah 63:19; Psalm 22:29; Psalm 59:14; Psalm 89:10; Psalm 103:19; 1 Chronicles 29:12; 2 Chronicles 20:6; absolute Psalm 66:7; לוֺ זּזְרֹעוֺ מ׳ Isaiah 40:10 his arm ruling for him.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix consecutive וְהִמְשִׁילָם Daniel 11:39; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix תַּמְשִׁילֵהוּ Psalm 8:7; Infinitive absolute הַמְשֵׁל Job 25:2; — cause to rule,, followed by accusative of person + בְּ Psalm 8:7 (subject י׳), Daniel 11:39; exercise dominion, only infinitive absolute as noun abstract the exercise of dominion Job 25:2 (attribute of God).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:18; 3:16; 3:16; 4:7; 24:2; 37:8; 37:8; 45:8; 45:26; 45:26

Exodus

21:8; 21:8

Deuteronomy

15:6; 15:16

Joshua

12:2; 12:5

Judges

8:22; 8:22; 8:23; 8:23; 9:2; 9:2; 14:4; 15:11

2 Samuel

23:3; 23:3

1 Kings

5:1

1 Chronicles

29:12

2 Chronicles

7:18; 9:26; 20:6; 23:20

Nehemiah

9:37

Job

25:2; 25:2

Psalms

8:7; 8:7; 19:14; 22:29; 59:14; 66:7; 89:10; 103:19; 103:19; 105:20; 105:21; 106:41

Proverbs

6:7; 9:10; 12:24; 16:32; 17:21; 22:7; 22:7; 23:1; 28:15; 29:2; 29:12; 29:26

Ecclesiastes

9:17; 10:4

Isaiah

3:4; 3:5; 3:12; 14:5; 16:1; 19:4; 28:14; 40:10; 49:7; 52:5; 63:19; 63:19

Jeremiah

22:30; 30:21; 33:26; 51:46

Lamentations

5:8; 5:8

Ezekiel

19:11; 19:14

Daniel

11:3; 11:4; 11:4; 11:5; 11:5; 11:39; 11:39; 11:43

Joel

2:17; 2:17

Micah

5:2

Habakkuk

1:14

Zechariah

6:13; 6:13

H4910

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4910 matches the Hebrew מָשַׁל (māšal),
which occurs 82 times in 74 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 1:18–Isa 3:12)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:18 - to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:16 - Then he said to the woman,
“I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy,
and in pain you will give birth.
And you will desire to control your husband,
but he will rule over you.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:7 - You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:2 - One day Abraham said to his oldest servant, the man in charge of his household, “Take an oath by putting your hand under my thigh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:8 - His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:8 - So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser[fn] to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:26 - “Joseph is still alive!” they told him. “And he is governor of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned at the news—he couldn’t believe it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:8 - If she does not satisfy her owner, he must allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:6 - The LORD your God will bless you as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations but will never need to borrow. You will rule many nations, but they will not rule over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:2 - King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, was defeated. His kingdom included Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon Gorge, and extended from the middle of the Arnon Gorge to the Jabbok River, which serves as a border for the Ammonites. This territory included the southern half of the territory of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:5 - He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. This territory included the northern half of Gilead, as far as the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:22 - Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Be our ruler! You and your son and your grandson will be our rulers, for you have rescued us from Midian.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:23 - But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD will rule over you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2 - “Ask the leading citizens of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideon’s sons or by one man. And remember that I am your own flesh and blood!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:4 - His father and mother didn’t realize the LORD was at work in this, creating an opportunity to work against the Philistines, who ruled over Israel at that time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:11 - So 3,000 men of Judah went down to get Samson at the cave in the rock of Etam. They said to Samson, “Don’t you realize the Philistines rule over us? What are you doing to us?”
But Samson replied, “I only did to them what they did to me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel spoke.
The Rock of Israel said to me:
‘The one who rules righteously,
who rules in the fear of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:21 - [fn]Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River[fn] in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south. The conquered peoples of those lands sent tribute money to Solomon and continued to serve him throughout his lifetime.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:12 - Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:18 - then I will establish the throne of your dynasty. For I made this covenant with your father, David, when I said, ‘One of your descendants will always rule over Israel.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:26 - He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River[fn] in the north to the land of the Philistines and the border of Egypt in the south.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:6 - He prayed, “O LORD, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you!

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:20 - Then the commanders, nobles, rulers, and all the people of the land escorted the king from the Temple of the LORD. They went through the upper gate and into the palace, and they seated the king on the royal throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:37

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:37 - The lush produce of this land piles up in the hands of the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They have power over us and our livestock. We serve them at their pleasure, and we are in great misery.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 25:2 - “God is powerful and dreadful.
He enforces peace in the heavens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 8:6 - You gave them charge of everything you made,
putting all things under their authority—

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 - Keep your servant from deliberate sins!
Don’t let them control me.
Then I will be free of guilt
and innocent of great sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:28 - For royal power belongs to the LORD.
He rules all the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:13 - Destroy them in your anger!
Wipe them out completely!
Then the whole world will know
that God reigns in Israel.[fn]
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:7 - For by his great power he rules forever.
He watches every movement of the nations;
let no rebel rise in defiance.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:9 - You rule the oceans.
You subdue their storm-tossed waves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:19 - The LORD has made the heavens his throne;
from there he rules over everything.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:20 - Then Pharaoh sent for him and set him free;
the ruler of the nation opened his prison door.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:21 - Joseph was put in charge of all the king’s household;
he became ruler over all the king’s possessions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:41

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:41 - He handed them over to pagan nations,
and they were ruled by those who hated them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:7 - Though they have no prince
or governor or ruler to make them work,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:24 - Work hard and become a leader;
be lazy and become a slave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:32 - Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A wise servant will rule over the master’s disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance of the master’s children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:10 - It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:7 - Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:1 - While dining with a ruler,
pay attention to what is put before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:15 - A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor
as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:2 - When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
But when the wicked are in power, they groan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:12 - If a ruler pays attention to liars,
all his advisers will be wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:26 - Many seek the ruler’s favor,
but justice comes from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person
than the shouts of a foolish king.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:4 - If your boss is angry at you, don’t quit!
A quiet spirit can overcome even great mistakes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:4 - I will make boys their leaders,
and toddlers their rulers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:12 - Childish leaders oppress my people,
and women rule over them.
O my people, your leaders mislead you;
they send you down the wrong road.

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