Hebrew word
mâshal
maw-shal'
מָשַׁל
What it means
to liken, i.e. to use figurative language
to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
Where it comes from
denominative from mâshâl (מָשָׁל)