HebrewH4911Verb
מָשַׁל
ma.shal
“to liken”
12Occurrences
H4911Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
denominative from H4912 (מָשָׁל);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- to represent, liken, be like 1a) (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar 1b) (Hiphil) to compare 1c) (Hithpael) to become like
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
מָשַׁל appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezk
6
Isaiah
2
Psalms
2
Job
1
Numbers
1
Key Passages
Ezk 12:23BSB
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Ezk 17:2BSB
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Ezk 18:3BSB
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Isaiah 14:10BSB
They will all respond to you, saying,“You too have become weak, as we are;you have become like us!”
Job 30:19BSB
He throws me into the mud,and I have become like dust and ashes.
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