8 occurrences

'Byword' in the Bible

You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away.

then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

then I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.

"But he has made me a byword of the people. They spit in my face.

"Now I have become their song. Yes, I am a byword to them.

You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

These uncovered her nakedness; they took her sons and her daughters; and her they killed with the sword: and she became a byword among women; for they executed judgments on her.

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Root Form
Definition
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מלּה מלּה 
Millah 
Usage: 38

משׁל 
Mashal 
Usage: 39

משׁל 
M@showl 
Usage: 1

שׁנינה 
Sh@niynah 
Usage: 4