Strong’s definition
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
KJV gloss list in the source
byword, like, parable, proverb.
Source pronunciation notation: maw-shawl'
Derivation recorded by Strong
apparently from H4910 (מָשַׁל) in some original sense of superiority in mental action;
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