Strong's Number 4912

The Linked Word Project
Transliteration:
mashal {maw-shawl'}
Word Origin:
apparently from 4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action
TWOT:
1258a
Part of Speech:
noun masculine
Usage in the KJV:
proverb 19, parable 18, byword 1, like 1

Total: 39
Definition:
  1. proverb, parable
    1. proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism
    2. byword
    3. similitude, parable
    4. poem
    5. sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TWOT - Theological Word Book of the Old Testament