HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4913
מָשָׁל
ma.shal — Mashal
§ Mashal = "entreaty" a town in the territory of Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites Another name of mish.al (מִשְׁאָל "Mishal" H4861)
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Mashal
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Entreaty, a levitical town in the tribe of Asher (1 Chr. 6:74); called Mishal (Josh. 21:30).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.