מָשַׁל (mâshal) — Be Like
Hebrew word study: מָשַׁל (mâshal), Strong's H4911. to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
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to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
KJV translation words: be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.
Strong's H4911 is tagged on 16 words in 15 verses across 5 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 21:27 and last appears in Ezekiel 24:3.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 15)
- Numbers 21:27 — הַמֹּשְׁלִים — those who speak proverbs
- Job 30:19 — וָאֶתְמַשֵּׁל — and I have become like
- Psalms 28:1 — וְנִמְשַׁלְתִּי — and I will be equal
- Psalms 49:12 — נִמְשַׁל — he is like
- Psalms 49:20 — נִמְשַׁל — he is like
- Psalms 143:7 — וְנִמְשַׁלְתִּי — and I will be equal
- Isaiah 14:10 — נִמְשָׁלְתָּ — you have become like
- Isaiah 46:5 — וְתַמְשִׁלוּנִי — and will you compare? me
- Ezekiel 12:23 — יִמְשְׁלוּ — people will use as a proverb
- Ezekiel 16:44 — הַמֹּשֵׁל — the one who speaks a proverb
- Ezekiel 17:2 — וּמְשֹׁל — and speak a parable
- Ezekiel 18:2 — מֹשְׁלִים — are speaking a proverb
- Ezekiel 18:3 — מְשֹׁל — to speak a proverb
- Ezekiel 20:49 — מְמַשֵּׁל — making a parable
- Ezekiel 24:3 — וּמְשֹׁל — and speak a parable
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H4912 מָשָׁל (mâshâl).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4914 מְשֹׁל (mᵉshôl), H4915 מֹשֶׁל (môshel).
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What does mâshal (H4911) mean?
To liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble.
How is H4911 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H4911 as: be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter..
How often does מָשַׁל (mâshal) appear?
Strong's H4911 is tagged on 16 words in 15 verses across 5 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Numbers 21:27 and last appears in Ezekiel 24:3.
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