מָשָׁל
ma.shal
“proverb”
Definition
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
apparently from H4910 (מָשַׁל) in some original sense of superiority in mental action;
- proverb, parable 1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism 1b) byword 1c) similitude, parable 1d) poem 1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מָשָׁל appears 33 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
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Will not all of these take up a taunt against him,speaking with mockery and derision:‘Woe to him who amasses what is not hisand makes himself rich with many loans!How long will this go on?’
In that day they will take up a proverb against youand taunt you with this bitter lamentation:‘We are utterly ruined!He has changed the portion of my people.How He has removed it from me!He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”
Next he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying:“Your dwelling place is secure,and your nest is set in a cliff.
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