H4912

מָשָׁל

mashal (maw-shawl') n-m.
1. (properly) a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature
2. (hence) a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
[apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action]
KJV: byword, like, parable, proverb.
Root(s): H4910
H4910