Strong H4912מָשָׁל

Definition

Detailed definition

In the Bible

Strong H4912 appears in 39 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

• parable18
• proverb16
• become2
• byword1
• like1
• make1

First verses

1. Numbers 23:7
   And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
2. Numbers 23:18
   And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
3. Numbers 24:3
   And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
4. Numbers 24:15
   And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
5. Numbers 24:20
   And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
6. Numbers 24:21
   And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
7. Numbers 24:23
   And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
8. Deuteronomy 28:37
   And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.
9. 1 Samuel 10:12
   And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
10. 1 Samuel 24:13
    As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
11. 1 Kings 4:32
    And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
12. 1 Kings 9:7
    Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
13. 2 Chronicles 7:20
    Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
14. Job 13:12
    Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
15. Job 27:1
    Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
16. Job 29:1
    Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
17. Psalms 44:14
    Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
18. Psalms 49:4
    I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
19. Psalms 69:11
    I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.
20. Psalms 78:2
    I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Occurrences by book

• Numbers7
• Deuteronomy1
• 1 Samuel2
• 1 Kings2
• 2 Chronicles1
• Job3
• Psalms4
• Proverbs6
• Ecclesiastes1
• Isaiah1
• Jeremiah1
• Ezekiel8
• Micah1
• Habakkuk1

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