מָשַׁל
mâshal(maw-shal')
“to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble”
16 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
Translated in KJV as
be(-come) likecompareuse (as a) proverbspeak (in proverbs)utter.
Etymology
denominative from H4912 (מָשָׁל);
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“A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.”