māšal מָשַׁל ‘^Ato liken, ^Bto use a proverb’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: denominative from māšāl מָשָׁל ‘proverb’
Roots: משׁל
Variants: מָשַׁל, מָשַׁל

māšal v
A1) to represent, liken, be like
 1a) (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar
 1b) (Hiphil) to compare
 1c) (Hithpael) to become like
B1) to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry
 1a) (Qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb
 1b) (Piel) to make a parable
  1b1) maker of parables (participle)