1) proverb, parable 1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism 1b) byword 1c) similitude, parable 1d) poem 1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
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H4912 — מָשָׁל
ma.shal · proverb · Hebrew/Aramaic
31 tagged verse occurrences
Numbers 23:7 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘From Aram he doth lead me—Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come—curse for me Jacob, And come—be indignant with Israel.Numbers 23:18 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘Rise, Balak, and hear; Give ear unto me, son of Zippor!Numbers 24:3 · מְשָׁל֖וֹand he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor—And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut—Numbers 24:15 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor—And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut—Numbers 24:20 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he seeth Amalek, and taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘A beginning of the Goyim is Amalek; And his latter end—for ever he perisheth.’Numbers 24:21 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he seeth the Kenite, and taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘Enduring is thy dwelling, And setting in a rock thy nest,Numbers 24:23 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he taketh up his simile, and saith: ‘Alas! who doth live when God doth this?Deuteronomy 28:37 · לְמָשָׁ֖לand thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee.1 Samuel 10:12 · לְמָשָׁ֔לAnd a man thence answereth and saith, ‘And who is their father?’ therefore it hath been for a simile, ‘Is Saul also among the prophets?’1 Samuel 24:13 · מְשַׁל֙as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.1 Kings 4:32 · מָשָׁ֑לAnd he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs are five, and the chief one;1 Kings 9:7 · לְמָשָׁ֥לthen I have cut off Israel from the face of the ground that I have given to them, and the house that I have hallowed for My name I send away from My presence, and Israel hath been for a simile and for a byword among all the peoples;2 Chronicles 7:20 · לְמָשָׁ֥לand this house that I have sanctified for My name, I cast from before My face, and make it for a proverb, and for a byword, among all the peoples.Job 13:12 · מִשְׁלֵי־Your remembrances are similes of ashes, For high places of clay your heights.Job 27:1 · מְשָׁל֗וֹAnd Job addeth to lift up his simile, and saith:—Job 29:1 · מְשָׁל֗וֹAnd Job addeth to lift up his simile, and saith:—Psalm 44:14 · מָ֭שָׁלThou makest us a simile among nations, A shaking of the head among peoples.Psalm 49:4 · לְמָשָׁ֣לI incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:Psalm 69:11 · לְמָשָֽׁל׃And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.Psalm 78:2 · בְמָשָׁ֣לI open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,Proverbs 1:1 · מִ֭שְׁלֵיProverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:Proverbs 1:6 · מָ֭שָׁלFor understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.Proverbs 10:1 · מִשְׁלֵ֗יProverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son is an affliction to his mother.Proverbs 25:1 · מִשְׁלֵ֣יAlso these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:—Proverbs 26:7 · וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לWeak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.Proverbs 26:9 · וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לA thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.Ecclesiastes 12:9 · מְשָׁלִ֥יםAnd further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out—he made right many similes.Isaiah 14:4 · הַמָּשָׁ֥לThat thou hast taken up this simile Concerning the king of Babylon, and said, How hath the exactor ceased,Jeremiah 24:9 · וּלְמָשָׁל֙And I have given them for a trembling, For evil—to all kingdoms of the earth, For a reproach, and for a simile, For a byword, and for a reviling, In all the places whither I drive them.Micah 2:4 · מָשָׁ֗לIn that day doth one take up for you a simile, And he hath wailed a wailing of woe, He hath said, We have been utterly spoiled, The portion of my people He doth change, How doth He move toward me! To the backslider our fields He apportioneth.Habakkuk 2:6 · מָשָׁ֣לDo not these—all of them—against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Woe to him who is multiplying what is not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges?