Mâshal — H4911

Definition

verb

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

1. to represent, liken, be like
1. (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar
2. (Hiphil) to compare
3. (Hithpael) to become like
2. 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)

Usually translated as

like, use, proverb, speak, become, compare, utter, be

Origin

denominative from H4912

• Derived from Mâshâl (H4912)

Greek equivalents

• árchō (G757)
• árchōn (G758)
• basileús (G935)
• despótēs (G1203)
• dynástēs (G1413)
• exousiázō (G1850)
• hēgéomai (G2233)
• thaumázō (G2296)
• thrēnos (G2355)
• ísos (G2470)
• kathístēmi (G2525)
• katakyrieúō (G2634)
• krataióō (G2901)
• kratéō (G2902)
• kyrieúō (G2961)
• kýrios (G2962)
• légō (G3004)
• homoióō (G3666)
• parabolḗ (G3850)
• paroimía (G3942)
• hypotássō (G5293)

Occurrences

Mâshal occurs 16 times in 15 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Job (1), Psalms (4), Isaiah (2), Ezekiel (7)

• Numbers 21:27 — Wherefore they that speak in proverbs (הַמֹּשְׁלִ֖ים) say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
• Job 30:19 — He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become (וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל) like dust and ashes.
• Psalms 28:1 — Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like (וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי) them that go down into the pit.
• Psalms 49:12 — Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like (נִמְשַׁ֖ל) the beasts that perish.
• Psalms 49:20 — Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like (נִמְשַׁ֖ל) the beasts that perish.
• Psalms 143:7 — Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like (וְ֝נִמְשַׁ֗לְתִּי) unto them that go down into the pit.
• Isaiah 14:10 — All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like (נִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ) unto us?
• Isaiah 46:5 — To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare (וְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִי) me, that we may be like?
• Ezekiel 12:23 — Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb (יִמְשְׁל֥וּ) in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
• Ezekiel 16:44 — Behold, every one that useth proverbs (הַמֹּשֵׁ֔ל) shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
• Ezekiel 16:44 — Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb (יִמְשֹׁ֖ל) against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
• Ezekiel 17:2 — Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak (וּמְשֹׁ֣ל) a parable unto the house of Israel;
• Ezekiel 18:2 — What mean ye, that ye use (מֹֽשְׁלִים֙) this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?
• Ezekiel 18:3 — As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use (מְשֹׁ֛ל) this proverb in Israel.
• Ezekiel 20:49 — Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak (מְמַשֵּׁ֥ל) parables?
• Ezekiel 24:3 — And utter (וּמְשֹׁ֤ל) 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: