מָשָׁל
masal (māšāl)
/maw-SHAWL/
“proverb, parable, pithy discourse”
Proverb, riddle, comparison, poetic aphorism; core literary genre of Old Testament wisdom condensing life principles into memorable parallelisms.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From מָשַׁל (H4911) to be like, compare.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
proverbparablebyword
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: מָשָׁל (proverb, parable, pithy discourse) -> G3850
LXX conceptual translation: מָשָׁל (proverb, parable, pithy discourse) -> G3942
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where מָשָׁל (masal) carries significant theological or narrative weight.