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H4911

משל

mashal
verb
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Denominative from משל (H4912)

denominative from H4912; to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble:—be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.

Outline

  1. to represent, liken, be like
    1. (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar
    2. (Hiphil) to compare
    3. (Hithpael) to become like
  2. to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry
    1. (Qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb
    2. (Piel) to make a parable
      1. maker of parables (participle)

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