Strong's H4912

מָשָׁל

Transliteration

mâshâl

Pronunciation

maw-shawl'

Definition

properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)

KJV usage

byword, like, parable, proverb.

Derivation

apparently from H4910 (מָשַׁל) in some original sense of superiority in mental action;

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.