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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
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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.
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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 - He took up his parable, and said, From Aram has Balak brought me, The king of Mo'av from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Ya`akov, Come, defy Yisra'el.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - He took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Listen to me, you son of Tzippor:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - He took up his parable, and said, Bil`am the son of Be'or says, The man whose eye was closed says;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - He took up his parable, and said, Bil`am the son of Be'or says, The man whose eye was closed says;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20 - He looked at `Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, `Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:21 - He looked at the Keni, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is your dwelling-place, Your nest is set in the rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:23 - He took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God does this?

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37 - You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where the LORD shall lead you away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12 - One of the same place answered, Who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Sha'ul also among the prophets?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13 - As says the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 4:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:32 - He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand five.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:7 - then will I cut off Yisra'el out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Yisra'el shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:20 - then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12 - Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:1 - Iyov again took up his parable, and said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:1 - Iyov again took up his parable, and said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:14 - You make us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 - I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:11 - When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2 - I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:1 - The proverbs of Shlomo, the son of David, king of Yisra'el:

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6 - To understand a proverb, and parables, The words and riddles of the wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:1 - The proverbs of Shlomo. A wise son makes a glad father; But a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:1 - These also are proverbs of Shlomo, which the men of Hizkiyahu king of Yehudah copied out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:7 - Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:9 - Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:9 - Further, because Kohelet was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:4 - that you shall take up this parable against the king of Bavel, and say, How has the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9 - I will even give them up to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the eretz for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22 - Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in Eretz-Yisra'el, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:23 - Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord GOD: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Yisra'el; but tell them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:8 - and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2 - Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Yisra'el;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2 - What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning Eretz-Yisra'el, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:3 - As I live, says the Lord GOD, you shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Yisra'el.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:49

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:49 - Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Isn't he a speaker of parables?

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:3 - Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, Thus says the Lord GOD, Set on the caldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 2:4 - In that day they will take up a parable against you, And lament with a doleful lamentation, saying, 'We are utterly ruined! My people's possession is divided up. Indeed he takes it from me and assigns our fields to traitors!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, 'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?'
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