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Numbers 23:18

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Masoretic Text 1524

H5375 And he took up וישׂא

H4912 his parable משׁלו

H559 and said ויאמר

H6965 קום

H1111 Balak בלק

H8085 and hear ושׁמע

H238 hearken האזינה

H5704 unto עדי

H1121 me thou son בנו

H6834 of Zippor צפר׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

took

H5375 up

his

H4912 parable

and

H559 said

Rise

H5375 up

H1111 Balak

and

H8085 hear

H238 hearken

H5704 unto

thou

H1121 son

H6834 Zippor

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H4912

Hebrew: מָשָׁל

Transliteration: mâshâl

Pronunciation: maw-shawl'

Part of Speech: Noun Masculine

Bible Usage: {byword} {like} {parable} proverb.

Definition:

properly a pithy {maxim} usually of a metaphorical nature; hence a simile (as an {adage} {poem} discourse)

1. proverb, parable

a. proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism

b. byword

c. similitude, parable

d. poem

e. sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims

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