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משל

עברית

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משל

  • /maˈʃal/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Compare Arabic مَثَل (maṯal, “likeness, simile, parable”) and مِثَال (miṯāl, “example, model, allegory”).

noun מָשָׁל · mashál · מְשָׁלִים · מְשָׁלִי · מְשָׁלֵנוּ

  1. allegory, morality play, fable, parable השיר הוא משל לאהבה.
  2. example האירוע הוא משל למה שעלול לקרות.

verb מָשַׁל · mashál · למשול · לִמְשֹׁל · -

  1. construction pa'al To rule, to reign, to govern. וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִים: וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם לְהָאִיר עַל הָאָרֶץ: וְלִמְשֹׁל בַּיּוֹם וּבַלַּיְלָה וּלֲהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵ

In English

  • fable fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept
  • own belonging to (determiner)
  • parable short story illustrating a lesson
  • allegory communication in which one or more characters, events, or places are used to rev
  • rule to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over
  • govern to exercise sovereign authority in
  • reign exercise sovereign power

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {משל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}