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Ezekiel 17:2

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Masoretic Text 1524

H1121 Son בן

H120 of man אדם

H2330 put forth חוד

H2420 a riddle חידה

H4911 and speak ומשׁל

H4912 a parable משׁל

H413 unto אל

H1004 the house בית

H3478 of Israel ישׂראל׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H1121 Son

H120 man

put

H2330 forth

H2420 riddle

and

H4911 speak

H4912 parable

H413 unto

the

H1004 house

H3478 Israel

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H4911

Hebrew: מָשַׁל

Transliteration: mâshal

Pronunciation: maw-shal'

Part of Speech: Verb

Bible Usage: be (-come) {like} {compare} use (as a) {proverb} speak (in {proverbs}) utter.

Definition:

to {liken} that {is} (transitively) to use figurative language (an {allegory} {adage} song or the like); intransitively to resemble

1. to represent, liken, be like

a. (Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar

b. (Hiphil) to compare

c. (Hithpael) to become like

2. to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry

a. (Qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb

b. (Piel) to make a parable

1. maker of parables (participle)

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906