Lexicon :: Strong's H4912 - māšāl

מָשָׁל

Transliteration

māšāl

Pronunciation

maw-shawl'

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 Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H4912: Abbreviations

† II. מָשָׁל noun masculine^{Isaiah 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

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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H4912 matches the Hebrew מָשָׁל (māšāl),
which occurs 39 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Num 23:7

Num 23:7 - And he took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 Balak^H1111 the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 hath brought^H5148 me from Aram,^H758 out of the mountains^H2042 of the east,^H6924 saying, Come,^H3212 curse^H779 me Jacob,^H3290 and come,^H3212 defy^H2194 Israel.^H3478

Num 23:18

Num 23:18 - And he took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 Rise up,^H6965 Balak,^H1111 and hear;^H8085 hearken^H238 unto me, thou son^H1121 of Zippor:^H6834

Num 24:3

Num 24:3 - And he took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 Balaam^H1109 the son^H1121 of Beor^H1160 hath said,^H5002 and the man^H1397 whose eyes^H5869 are open^H8365 hath said:^H5002

Num 24:15

Num 24:15 - And he took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 Balaam^H1109 the son^H1121 of Beor^H1160 hath said,^H5002 and the man^H1397 whose eyes^H5869 are open^H8365 hath said:^H5002

Num 24:20

Num 24:20 - And when he looked^H7200 on Amalek,^H6002 he took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 Amalek^H6002 was the first^H7225 of the nations;^H1471 but his latter^H319 end shall be that he perish^H8 for ever.^H5703

Num 24:21

Num 24:21 - And he looked^H7200 on the Kenites,^H7017 and took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 Strong^H386 is thy dwellingplace,^H4186 and thou puttest^H7760 thy nest^H7064 in a rock.^H5553

Num 24:23

Num 24:23 - And he took up^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559 Alas,^H188 who shall live^H2421 when God^H410 doeth^H7760 this!

Deu 28:37

Deu 28:37 - And thou shalt become an astonishment,^H8047 a proverb,^H4912 and a byword,^H8148 among all nations^H5971 whither the LORD^H3068 shall lead^H5090 thee.

1Sa 10:12

1Sa 10:12 - And one^H376 of the same place answered^H6030 and said,^H559 But who is their father?^H1 Therefore it became a proverb,^H4912 Is Saul^H7586 also among the prophets?^H5030

1Sa 24:13

1Sa 24:13 - As saith^H559 the proverb^H4912 of the ancients,^H6931 Wickedness^H7562 proceedeth^H3318 from the wicked:^H7563 but mine hand^H3027 shall not be upon thee.

1Ki 4:32

1Ki 4:32 - And he spake^H1696 three^H7969 thousand^H505 proverbs:^H4912 and his songs^H7892 were a thousand^H505 and five.^H2568

1Ki 9:7

1Ki 9:7 - Then will I cut off^H3772 Israel^H3478 out^H6440 of the land^H127 which I have given^H5414 them; and this house,^H1004 which I have hallowed^H6942 for my name,^H8034 will I cast out^H7971 of my sight;^H6440 and Israel^H3478 shall be a proverb^H4912 and a byword^H8148 among all people:^H5971

2Ch 7:20

2Ch 7:20 - Then will I pluck them up by the roots^H5428 out of my land^H127 which I have given^H5414 them; and this house,^H1004 which I have sanctified^H6942 for my name,^H8034 will I cast out^H7993 of my sight,^H6440 and will make^H5414 it to be a proverb^H4912 and a byword^H8148 among all nations.^H5971

Job 13:12

Job 13:12 - Your remembrances^H2146 are like^H4912 unto ashes,^H665 your bodies^H1354 to bodies^H1354 of clay.^H2563

Job 27:1

Job 27:1 - Moreover Job^H347 continued^H3254^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559

Job 29:1

Job 29:1 - Moreover Job^H347 continued^H3254^H5375 his parable,^H4912 and said,^H559

Psa 44:14

Psa 44:14 - Thou makest^H7760 us a byword^H4912 among the heathen,^H1471 a shaking^H4493 of the head^H7218 among the people.^H3816

Psa 49:4

Psa 49:4 - I will incline^H5186 mine ear^H241 to a parable:^H4912 I will open^H6605 my dark saying^H2420 upon the harp.^H3658

Psa 69:11

Psa 69:11 - I made^H5414 sackcloth^H8242 also my garment;^H3830 and I became a proverb^H4912 to them.

Psa 78:2

Psa 78:2 - I will open^H6605 my mouth^H6310 in a parable:^H4912 I will utter^H5042 dark sayings^H2420 of old:^H6924

Pro 1:1

Pro 1:1 - The proverbs^H4912 of Solomon^H8010 the son^H1121 of David,^H1732 king^H4428 of Israel;^H3478

Pro 1:6

Pro 1:6 - To understand^H995 a proverb,^H4912 and the interpretation;^H4426 the words^H1697 of the wise,^H2450 and their dark sayings.^H2420

Pro 10:1

Pro 10:1 - The proverbs^H4912 of Solomon.^H8010 A wise^H2450 son^H1121 maketh a glad^H8055 father:^H1 but a foolish^H3684 son^H1121 is the heaviness^H8424 of his mother.^H517

Pro 25:1

Pro 25:1 - These are also proverbs^H4912 of Solomon,^H8010 which the men^H582 of Hezekiah^H2396 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 copied out.^H6275

Pro 26:7

Pro 26:7 - The legs^H7785 of the lame^H6455 are not equal:^H1809 so is a parable^H4912 in the mouth^H6310 of fools.^H3684

Pro 26:9

Pro 26:9 - As a thorn^H2336 goeth up^H5927 into the hand^H3027 of a drunkard,^H7910 so is a parable^H4912 in the mouth^H6310 of fools.^H3684

Ecc 12:9

Ecc 12:9 - And moreover,^H3148 because the preacher^H6953 was wise,^H2450 he still taught^H3925 the people^H5971 knowledge;^H1847 yea, he gave good heed,^H239 and sought out,^H2713 and set in order^H8626 many^H7235 proverbs.^H4912

Isa 14:4

Isa 14:4 - That thou shalt take up^H5375 this proverb^H4912 against the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and say,^H559 How hath the oppressor^H5065 ceased!^H7673 the golden city^H4062 ceased!^H7673

Jer 24:9

Jer 24:9 - And I will deliver^H5414 them to be removed^H2189^H2113 into all the kingdoms^H4467 of the earth^H776 for their hurt,^H7451 to be a reproach^H2781 and a proverb,^H4912 a taunt^H8148 and a curse,^H7045 in all places^H4725 whither I shall drive^H5080 them.

Eze 12:22

Eze 12:22 - Son^H1121 of man,^H120 what is that proverb^H4912 that ye have in the land^H127 of Israel,^H3478 saying,^H559 The days^H3117 are prolonged,^H748 and every vision^H2377 faileth?^H6

Eze 12:23

Eze 12:23 - Tell^H559 them therefore, Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 I will make this proverb^H4912 to cease,^H7673 and they shall no more use it as a proverb^H4911 in Israel;^H3478 but say^H1696 unto them, The days^H3117 are at hand,^H7126 and the effect^H1697 of every vision.^H2377

Eze 14:8

Eze 14:8 - And I will set^H5414 my face^H6440 against that man,^H376 and will make^H8074 him a sign^H226 and a proverb,^H4912 and I will cut him off^H3772 from the midst^H8432 of my people;^H5971 and ye shall know^H3045 that I am the LORD.^H3068

Eze 17:2

Eze 17:2 - Son^H1121 of man,^H120 put forth^H2330 a riddle,^H2420 and speak^H4911 a parable^H4912 unto the house^H1004 of Israel;^H3478

Eze 18:2

Eze 18:2 - What mean ye, that ye use^H4911 this proverb^H4912 concerning the land^H127 of Israel,^H3478 saying,^H559 The fathers^H1 have eaten^H398 sour grapes,^H1155 and the children's^H1121 teeth^H8127 are set on edge?^H6949

Eze 18:3

Eze 18:3 - As I live,^H2416 saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD,^H3069 ye shall not have occasion any more to use^H4911 this proverb^H4912 in Israel.^H3478

Eze 20:49

Eze 20:49 - Then said^H559 I, Ah^H162 Lord^H136 GOD!^H3069 they say^H559 of me, Doth he not speak^H4911 parables?^H4912

Eze 24:3

Eze 24:3 - And utter^H4911 a parable^H4912 unto the rebellious^H4805 house,^H1004 and say^H559 unto them, Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 Set on^H8239 a pot,^H5518 set it on,^H8239 and also pour^H3332 water^H4325 into it:

Mic 2:4

Mic 2:4 - In that day^H3117 shall one take up^H5375 a parable^H4912 against you, and lament^H5091 with a doleful^H5093 lamentation,^H5092 and say,^H559 We be utterly^H7703 spoiled:^H7703 he hath changed^H4171 the portion^H2506 of my people:^H5971 how hath he removed^H4185 it from me! turning away^H7725 he hath divided^H2505 our fields.^H7704

Hab 2:6

Hab 2:6 - Shall not all these take up^H5375 a parable^H4912 against him, and a taunting^H4426 proverb^H2420 against him, and say,^H559 Woe^H1945 to him that increaseth^H7235 that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth^H3513 himself with thick clay!^H5671

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