Mashal מָשַׁל
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| מָשַׁל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mashal |
| Strong's number | H4911 (H4911B, H4911A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to use a proverb |
| Occurrences | 16 in 15 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ezekiel (7) |
Mashal (Hebrew מָשַׁל, Strong's H4911) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to use a proverb”. It occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H4911B: to use a proverb
1) to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry
1a) (Qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb
1b) (Piel) to make a parable
1b1) maker of parables (participle)
1a) (Qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb
1b) (Piel) to make a parable
1b1) maker of parables (participle)
H4911A: to liken
1) to represent, liken, be like
1a) (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar
1b) (Hiphil) to compare
1c) (Hithpael) to become like
1a) (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar
1b) (Hiphil) to compare
1c) (Hithpael) to become like
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | like (5), proverbs (2), proverb (2), speak (2), use (2), become (1), compare (1), utter (1) |
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| BSB | speak a parable (2), poets (1), byword (1), i have become (1), i will be (1), he is like (1), is like (1), i will be like those (1), you have become like us (1), whom will you compare me (1), recite (1), who speak in proverbs (1), and 4 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Mashal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 21:27Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
Job
- Job 30:19He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.
Psalms
- Psalm 28:1Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.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.
- Psalm 49:12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
- Psalm 49:20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
- Psalm 143:7Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.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
- Isaiah 14:10All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!”
- Isaiah 46:5To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 12:23Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.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 16:44Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’
- Ezekiel 17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
- Ezekiel 18:2What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?“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 18:3As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
- Ezekiel 20:49Then said I, Ah Lord God! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
- Ezekiel 24:3And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).