Mashal

maw-shawl'
Parts of Speech Noun Masculine

Mashal Definition

  1. proverb, parable
    1. proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism
    2. byword
    3. similitude, parable
    4. poem
    5. sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
lXm
Origin
apparently from (04910) in some original sense of superiority in mental action
Strong's Number
04912
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 1258a

KJV Word Usage

proverb
19
parable
18
byword
1
like
1
Total
39

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Mashal". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .