מָשַׁל mâshal

Hebrew · Strong's H4911 · pronounced maw-shal' · used 16 times in 15 verses

Meaning

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

In the King James Version: be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.

Derivation: denominative from H4912 (מָשָׁל);

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Where it is used

Numbers 21:27 That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
Job 30:19 He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.
Psalms 28:1 Of David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
Psalms 49:12 But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 49:20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 143:7 Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Isaiah 14:10 They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
Isaiah 46:5 To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
Ezekiel 12:23 Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.
Ezekiel 16:44 Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’
Ezekiel 17:2 “Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
Ezekiel 18:2 “What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
Ezekiel 18:3 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
Ezekiel 20:49 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
Ezekiel 24:3 Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.