H4912 - מָשָׁל
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Strong's Concordance

No 4912 Original Word מָשָׁל
Transliteration mashal Phonetic Spelling maw-shawl'
Definitions
  Apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly a pithy maxim, usually of a metaphorical nature; hence a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse):byword, like, parable, proverb.