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Bible Greek and Hebrew Dictionaries combined for Word Studies

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proverb 2420 ## chiydah {khee-daw'}; from 2330; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim: -- dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, {proverb}, riddle.

proverb 3850 # parabole {par-ab-ol-ay'}; from 3846; a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbol.) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apoth gm or adage: -- comparison, figure, parable, {proverb}.

proverb 3942 # paroimia {par-oy-mee'-ah}; from a compound of 3844 and perhaps a derivative of 3633; apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specifically, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration: -- parable, {proverb}.

proverb 4911 ## mashal {maw-shal'}; denominative from 4912; to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble: -- be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) {proverb}, speak (in proverbs), utter.

proverb 4912 ## mashal {maw-shawl'}; apparently from 4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse): -- byword, like, parable, {proverb}.