Strong's Number H4911

מָשַׁל

mashal · maw-shal'

Transliteration:

mashal{maw-shal'}

Word Origin:

denominative from 4912

TWOT:

1258,1258b

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

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

Usage in the KJV:

like 3, proverb 4, speak 2, use 2, become 3, compare 1, utter 1

Total: 16
Occurs 17 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to represent, liken, be like
1. (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar
2. (Hiphil) to compare
3. (Hithpael) to become like
to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry
1. (Qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb
2. (Piel) to make a parable
  1. maker of parables (participle)