Strong's H4912

מָשָׁל

Language:: Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)

Derivation

apparently from H4910 (מָשַׁל) in some original sense of superiority in mental action;

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, מָשָׁל is translated as: byword, like, parable, proverb..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.