Strong's Concordance
Original word: מָשַׁל
Transliteration: mashal
Definition (short): like
Definition (full): to liken, to use, language, in, to resemble
References
KJV:
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
NASB:
Therefore those who use proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon! Let it be built! So let the city of Sihon be established.
KJV:
He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
NASB:
"He has cast me into the mire, And I have become like dust and ashes.
KJV:
{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
NASB:
A Psalm of David. To You, O LORD, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, For if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit.