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Lexicon :: Strong's H4912 - māšāl

Aa
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.
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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 BoxNum 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:7 - And he took H5375 up H5375 his discourse H4912 and said H559,

“From Aram H6307 Balak H1111 has brought H5148 me,

Moab’s H4124 king H4428 from the mountains H2022 of the East H6924, saying,

‘Come H1980, declare H779 Jacob H3290 cursed H779 for me,

And come H1980, curse H2194 Israel H3478!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:18 - Then he took H5375 up H5375 his discourse H4912 and said H559,

“Arise H6965, Balak H1111, and hear H8085;

Listen H238 to me, son H1121 of Zippor H6834!

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - Then he took H5375 up H5375 his discourse H4912 and said H559,

“The declaration H5002 of Balaam H1109 the son H1121 of Beor H1160,

And the declaration H5002 of the man H1397 whose eye H5869 is opened H8365;

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Then he took H5375 up H5375 his discourse H4912 and said H559,

“The declaration H5002 of Balaam H1109 the son H1121 of Beor H1160,

And the declaration H5002 of the man H1397 whose eye H5869 is opened H8365,

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And he looked H7200 at Amalek H6002 and took H5375 up H5375 his discourse H4912 and said H559,

“Amalek H6002 was the first H7225 of the nations H1471,

But his end H319 shall be [fn]destruction H8.”

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And he looked H7200 at the Kenite H7017, and took H5375 up H5375 his discourse H4912 and said H559,

“Your dwelling H4186 place H4186 is enduring H386,

And your nest H7064 is set H7760 in the cliff H5553.

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Then he took H5375 up H5375 his discourse H4912 and said H559,

“Oh H188, who H4310 can live H2421 unless H4480 God H410 has ordained H7760 it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:37 - “And you will become H1961 an object of horror H8047, a song H4912 of H4912 mockery H4912, and an object H8148 of H8148 taunting H8148 among all H3605 the peoples H5971 where H834 H8033 the LORD H3068 drives H5090 you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:12 - And a man H376 from there H8033 responded H6030 and said H559, “And who H4310 is their father H1?” Therefore H5921 H3651 it became H1961 a saying H4912: “Is Saul H7586 also H1571 among the prophets H5030?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:13 - “As the proverb H4912 of the ancients H6931 says H559, ‘Out H3318 of the wicked H7563 comes H3318 wickedness H7562’; but my hand H3027 shall not be against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:32 - He also told H1696 three H7969 thousand H505 proverbs H4912, and his songs H7892 numbered 1,005 H2568 H505.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:7 - then I will cut H3772 Israel H3478 off H3772 from the land H127 which H834 I have given H5414 them, and the house H1004 which H834 I have consecrated H6942 for My name H8034, I will [fn]expel H7971 from My sight H6440. So Israel H3478 will become H1961 a saying H4912 and an object H8148 of H8148 derision H8148 among all H3605 peoples H5971.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:20 - then I will uproot H5428 [fn]you from My land H127 which H834 I have given H5414 [fn]you, and this H2088 house H1004 which H834 I have consecrated H6942 for My name H8034 I will cast H7993 out H7993 of My sight H6440; and I will make H5414 it a proverb H4912 and an object H8148 of H8148 scorn H8148 among all H3605 peoples H5971.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:12 -

“Your memorable H2146 sayings H2146 are proverbs H4912 of ashes H665,

Your defenses H1354 are defenses H1354 of clay H2563.

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Job H347 again H3254 took H5375 up H5375 his discourse H4912 and said H559,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:1

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Job H347 again H3254 took H5375 up H5375 his discourse H4912 and said H559,

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You make H7760 us a proverb H4912 among the nations H1471,

A [fn]laughingstock H4493 H7218 among the peoples H3816.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4

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I will incline H5186 my ear H241 to a proverb H4912;

I will [fn]express H6605 my riddle H2420 on the harp H3658.

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When I made H5414 sackcloth H8242 my clothing H3830,

I became H1961 a proverb H4912 to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2

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I will open H6605 my mouth H6310 in a parable H4912;

I will tell H5042 riddles H2420 of old H6924,

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The proverbs H4912 of Solomon H8010 the son H1121 of David H1732, king H4428 of Israel H3478:

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To understand H995 a proverb H4912 and a saying H4426,

The words H1697 of the wise H2450 and their riddles H2420.

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The proverbs H4912 of Solomon H8010.

A wise H2450 son H1121 makes H8055 a father H1 glad H8055,

But a foolish H3684 son H1121 is a grief H8424 to his mother H517.

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These H428 also H1571 are proverbs H4912 of Solomon H8010 which H834 the men H376 of Hezekiah H2396, king H4428 of Judah H3063, transcribed H6275.

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Like [fn]useless H1802 legs H7785 to one who cannot H6455 walk H6455,

So is a proverb H4912 in the mouths H6310 of fools H3684.

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Like a thorn H2336 that [fn]sticks H5927 in the hand H3027 of a heavy H7910 drinker H7910,

So is a proverb H4912 in the mouths H6310 of fools H3684.

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In addition H3148 to being H1961 wise H2450, the Preacher H6953 also H5750 taught H3925 the people H5971 knowledge H1847; and he pondered H239, searched H2713 out H2713, and arranged H8626 many H7235 proverbs H4912.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:4 - that you will take H5375 up H5375 this H2088 [fn]taunt H4912 against H5921 the king H4428 of Babylon H894, and say H559,

“How H349 the oppressor H5065 has ceased H7673,

And how the [fn]onslaught H4062 has ceased H7673!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:9 - ‘I will make H5414 them an object H2113 of H2113 terror H2113 and an evil H7451 for all H3605 the kingdoms H4467 of the earth H776, as a disgrace H2781 and a proverb H4912, a taunt H8148 and a curse H7045 in all H3605 the places H4725 where H834 H8033 I will scatter H5080 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:22 - “Son H1121 of man H120, what H4100 is this H2088 proverb H4912 you people have about H5921 the land H127 of Israel H3478, saying H559, ‘The days H3117 are long H748, and every H3605 vision H2377 fails H6’?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:23 - “Therefore H3651 say H559 to them, ‘This H3541 is H3541 what H3541 the Lord H136 GOD H3068 says H559: “I will put H7673 an H7673 end H7673 to H7673 this H2088 proverb H4912 so that they will no H3808 longer H5750 use H4911 it as H4911 a H4911 proverb H4911 in Israel H3478.” But tell H1696 them, “The days H3117 are approaching H7126 as well as the [fn]fulfillment H1697 of every H3605 vision H2377.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:8 - “I will set H5414 My face H6440 against that person H376 and make H7760 him a sign H226 and [fn]a proverb H4912, and I will eliminate H3772 him from among H8432 My people H5971. So you will know H3045 that I am the LORD H3068.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2 - “Son H1121 of man H120, ask H2330 a riddle H2420 and present H4911 a parable H4912 to the house H1004 of Israel H3478,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2 - “What H4100 do you people mean by using H4911 this H2088 proverb H4912 about H5921 the land H127 of Israel H3478, saying H559,

‘The fathers H1 eat H398 sour H1155 grapes H1155,

[fn]But it is the children’s H1121 teeth H8127 that have become H6949 blunt H6949’?

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“As I live H2416,” declares H5002 the Lord H136 [fn]GOD H3068, “you certainly H518 are not going to use H4911 this H2088 proverb H4912 in Israel H3478 anymore H5750.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:49 - Then I said H559, “Oh H162, Lord H136 GOD H3068! They are saying H559 of me, ‘Is he not just speaking H4911 in riddles H4912?’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:3 - “Present H4911 a parable H4912 to the rebellious H4805 house H1004 and say H559 to them, ‘This H3541 is H3541 what H3541 the Lord H136 [fn]GOD H3068 says H559:

“Put H8239 on the pot H5518, put H8239 it on and also H1571 pour H3332 water H4325 into it;

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“On that day H3117 they will take H5375 up H5375 against H5921 you a [fn]song H4912 of H4912 mocking H4912

And [fn]utter H5091 a song H5092 of H7015 mourning H7015 and say H559,

‘We are completely H7703 destroyed H7703!

He exchanges H4171 the share H2506 of my people H5971;

How H349 He removes H4185 it from me!

To the apostate H7728 He apportions H2505 our fields H7704.’

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“Will all H3605 of these H428 not take H5375 up H5375 a song H4912 of H4912 ridicule H4912 against H5921 him,

Even a saying H4426 and insinuations H2420 against him

And say H559, ‘Woe H1945 to him who increases H7235 what is not his—

For how H4970 long H5704 H4970—

And makes H3513 himself [fn]rich H3513 with debts H5671!’

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