Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to rule
KJV Usage: (have, make to have) dominion, governor, X indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מָשַׁל (ma.shal) — to rule. 1) to rule, have dominion, reign 1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to rule 1b2) to exercise dominion
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מָשָׁל · מֹשֶׁל
Compare | verb nif, verb hit
to be like, to become like = state in which humans are similar in shape, behavior or experience to others
JOB 30:19 · PSA 28:1 · PSA 49:13 · PSA 49:21 · PSA 143:7 · ISA 14:10
Compare | verb hif | ≈ דמה · שׁוה
to compare = action by which humans measure the similarity or dissimilarity between different entities
Speak | verb qal, verb pi
to speak in proverbs, to speak in riddles, to speak in parables, to speak in allegories = action by which humans make statements to communicate something that they perceive as truth in an indirect way, such as a proverb, riddle, parable, song, or allegory; ≈ often seen as obscure and difficult to understand
NUM 21:27 · JOB 17:6 · EZK 12:23 · EZK 16:44 · EZK 16:44 · EZK 17:2 · EZK 18:2 · EZK 18:3 · EZK 21:5 · EZK 24:3 · JOL 2:17
verb · מִמְשָׁל · מֶמְשָׁלָה · מֹשֶׁל
Control | verb qal
to rule, to have dominion = state in which humans or deities are in a high position of authority over (other) humans or objects
GEN 1:18 · GEN 3:16 · GEN 4:7 · GEN 24:2 · GEN 37:8 · GEN 37:8 · DEU 15:6 · DEU 15:6 · JOS 12:2 · JOS 12:5 · JDG 8:22 · JDG 8:23 · JDG 8:23 · JDG 8:23 · JDG 9:2 · JDG 9:2 · JDG 14:4 · JDG 15:11 · 2SA 23:3 · 2SA 23:3 · 1KI 5:1 · 1CH 29:12 · 2CH 7:18 · 2CH 9:26 · 2CH 20:6 · NEH 9:37 · PSA 19:14 · PSA 22:29 · PSA 59:14 · PSA 66:7 · PSA 89:10 · PSA 103:19 · PSA 106:41 · PRO 12:24 · PRO 17:2 · PRO 19:10 · PRO 22:7 · PRO 29:2 · ISA 3:4 · ISA 3:12 · ISA 19:4 · ISA 28:14 · ISA 40:10 · ISA 63:19 · JER 22:30 · JER 33:26 · LAM 5:8 · EZK 19:14 · DAN 11:3 · DAN 11:4 · DAN 11:5 · DAN 11:43 · ZEC 6:13
Control | verb hif
to cause to rule, to give dominion = causative action by which humans or deities put (other) humans in a high position of authority over others
Control | verb qal
to have the right (to do something) = state in which humans have the legal authority to perform a certain event
Leaders | verb qal | ≈ אָדֹון · אַדִּיר · מֶלֶךְ · קָצִין · שֹׁוטֵר · שַׂר
ruler = a person who is in a high position of authority over others
GEN 45:8 · GEN 45:26 · 2CH 23:20 · PSA 105:20 · PSA 105:21 · PRO 6:7 · PRO 23:1 · PRO 28:15 · PRO 29:12 · PRO 29:26 · ECC 9:17 · ECC 10:4 · ISA 14:5 · ISA 16:1 · ISA 49:7 · ISA 52:5 · JER 30:21 · JER 51:46 · JER 51:46 · EZK 19:11 · MIC 5:1 · HAB 1:14
Patient | verb qal
Collocation: משׁל בְּרוּחַ
to be patient, to have self-control literally: to rule over (one's) spirit; hence: = state in which humans are able to control their temper
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָשַׁל vb. rule, have dominion, reign Qal human subj., rule, have dominion over
of heavenly bodies
of God
Hiph. cause to rule; exercise dominion
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