מָשַׁלmâshal
מָשַׁל: represent, be like
Pronunciation: maw-shal' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4911
Meanings
Niph`al: be like, similar (Psalms 49:13; Psalms 49:21; Isaiah 14:10)
Hiph`il: compare (Isaiah 46:5)
Hithpa`el: and I have become like dust. (Job 30:19)
מָשַׁל: use of proverb, speak in parables or sentences of poetry
Qal: use a proverb (Ezekiel 16:44; Ezekiel 12:23; Ezekiel 17:2)
Pi`el: is he not a maker of parables? (Ezekiel 21:5)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 21:27 Therefore, the ancient poets wrote this about him: “Come to Heshbon and let it be rebuilt! Let the city of Sihon be restored.
- Job 30:19 He has thrown me into the mud. I’m nothing more than dust and ashes.
- Psalms 28:1 I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.
- Psalms 49:12 but their fame will not last. They will die, just like animals.
- Psalms 49:20 People who boast of their wealth don’t understand; they will die, just like animals.
- Psalms 143:7 Come quickly, Lord, and answer me, for my depression deepens. Don’t turn away from me, or I will die.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).