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04912 ^לשׁמ^ mashal \@maw-shawl’\@ apparently from 04910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; n m; AV-proverb 19, parable 18, byword 1, like 1; 39: 1) proverb, parable

1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism

1b) byword

1c) similitude, parable

1d) poem

1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims