Strong's Definition
apparently from 4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
KJV Usage: byword, like, parable, proverb
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מָשָׁל (ma.shal) — proverb. 1) proverb, parable 1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism 1b) byword 1c) similitude, parable 1d) poem 1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · משׁל
Speak
saying, oracle, proverb, byword, parable = an utterance, often in poetic style, that has a specific message, such as an oracle, words of advice, wisdom, or mockery
NUM 23:7 · NUM 23:18 · NUM 24:3 · NUM 24:15 · NUM 24:20 · NUM 24:21 · NUM 24:23 · DEU 28:37 · 1SA 10:12 · 1SA 24:14 · 1KI 5:12 · 1KI 9:7 · 2CH 7:20 · JOB 13:12 · JOB 27:1 · JOB 29:1 · PSA 44:15 · PSA 49:5 · PSA 69:12 · PSA 78:2 · PRO 1:1 · PRO 1:6 · PRO 10:1 · PRO 25:1 · PRO 26:7 · PRO 26:9 · ECC 12:9 · ISA 14:4 · JER 24:9 · EZK 12:22 · EZK 12:23 · EZK 14:8 · EZK 17:2 · EZK 18:2 · EZK 18:3 · EZK 21:5 · EZK 24:3 · MIC 2:4 · HAB 2:6
name
Names of Locations | ≈ מִשְׁאָל
Mashal = town, also known as Mishal; ◄ territory of Asher; ► assigned to clan of Gershon, tribe of Levi
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָשָׁל n.m. proverb, parable (of sentences constructed in parallelism, usu. of Hebrew Wisdom, but occas. of other types) base