מָשַׁל (māšal) is a Hebrew verb meaning represent. It appears 16 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4911).

Also rendered

• use a proverb
• to liken

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1258b)

Root family 1258: מָשַׁל māšal — I, represent, be like

• מָשָׁל māšāl — proverb
• מֹשֶׁל mōšel — dominion
• מְשֹׁל mĕšōl — by-word

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