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מָשַׁל H4910
H4910 is the Hebrew word מָשַׁל, transliterated mâshal and said maw-shal'. The King James Version most often renders it rule.
What it means
to rule.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 52 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.
Verses using מָשַׁל
The first 40 of 66 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:18 · KJV
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 24:2 · KJV
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
Genesis 37:8 · KJV
And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.
Genesis 45:8 · KJV
So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
Genesis 45:26 · KJV
And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob’s heart fainted, for he believed them not.
Exodus 21:8 · KJV
If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.
Deuteronomy 15:6 · KJV
For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
Joshua 12:2 · KJV
Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
Joshua 12:5 · KJV
And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Judges 8:22 · KJV
Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
Judges 8:23 · KJV
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.
Judges 9:2 · KJV
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
Judges 14:4 · KJV
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Judges 15:11 · KJV
Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
2 Samuel 23:3 · KJV
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
1 Kings 4:21 · KJV
And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
1 Chronicles 29:12 · KJV
Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
2 Chronicles 7:18 · KJV
Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
2 Chronicles 9:26 · KJV
And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
2 Chronicles 20:6 · KJV
And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?
2 Chronicles 23:20 · KJV
And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
Nehemiah 9:37 · KJV
And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
Job 25:2 · KJV
Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
Psalm 8:6 · KJV
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
Psalm 19:13 · KJV
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Psalm 22:28 · KJV
For the kingdom is the LORD’s: and he is the governor among the nations.
Psalm 59:13 · KJV
Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
Psalm 66:7 · KJV
He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
Psalm 89:9 · KJV
Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
Psalm 105:20 · KJV
The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.
Psalm 105:21 · KJV
He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:
Proverbs 12:24 · KJV
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Proverbs 16:32 · KJV
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 17:2 · KJV
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 19:10 · KJV
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs 22:7 · KJV
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 23:1 · KJV
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:
Proverbs 28:15 · KJV
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Proverbs 29:2 · KJV
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Proverbs 29:12 · KJV
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4910 mean?
H4910 is the Hebrew word מָשַׁל (mâshal), meaning to rule.
How is H4910 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it rule (14 times), ruler (9 times), ruleth (6 times), dominion (4 times), reign (3 times), among others.
How many times does H4910 appear in the Bible?
מָשַׁל (mâshal) is tagged in 66 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4910 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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