H4911

Hebrew Lexicon Entry

Original

מָשַׁל

Transliteration

mâshal

Testament

Old Testament

Definition

to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble

denominative from H4912 (מָשָׁל);

מָשָׁל

mâshâl

properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)

מְשֹׁל

mᵉshôl

a satire

מֹשֶׁל

môshel

empire; a parallel

1 English word(s) are translated from H4911 in the King James Bible, appearing a total of 35 times.