Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4912
מָשָׁל
ma.shal · “proverb”
Used 39 times across 14 books
Definition
1) proverb, parable
1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism
1b) byword
1c) similitude, parable
1d) poem
1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism
1b) byword
1c) similitude, parable
1d) poem
1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
Where it appears
Numbers7
Deuteronomy1
1 Samuel2
1 Kings2
2 Chronicles1
Job3
Psalms4
Proverbs6
Ecclesiastes1
Isaiah1
Jeremiah1
Ezekiel8
Micah1
Habakkuk1
In the text
Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.Numbers 23:18And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:Numbers 24:3And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:Numbers 24:15And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:Numbers 24:20And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.Numbers 24:21And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.Numbers 24:23And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!Deuteronomy 28:37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.1 Samuel 10:12And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?1 Samuel 24:14After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
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