HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4861
מִשְׁאָל
mish.al — Mishal
§ Misheal = "entreaty" a town in the territory of Asher allotted to the Gershonite Levites
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Mishal
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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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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A city of the tribe of Asher (Josh. 21:30; 1 Chr. 6:74). It is probably the modern Misalli, on the shore near Carmel.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.