māšāl מָשָׁל ‘proverb’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: apparently from māšal מָשַׁל ‘to rule’ in the original sense of superiority in mental action
Roots: משׁל

māšāl n, m
1) proverb, parable
 1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism
 1b) byword
 1c) similitude, parable
 1d) poem
 1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims