H4912 – mashal – מָשָׁל byword, like, parable, proverb

Strong’s ID:
H4912
Hebrew Word:
מָשָׁל
Transliteration:
mâshâl / mashal
Pronunciation:
maw-shawl’
Part of Speech:
masculine noun
Usage Count:
39
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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon

apparently from 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.