Mashal

H4910. mashal; a prim. root; to rule: -- (have, make to have) dominion, governor, X indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule (-ing, -r), have power. (From A Concise Dictionary of the words in The Hebrew Bible by James Strong)

Examples of use of the word include:

(Genesis 4:7 NASB) "If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master (mashal) it."

(Psalm 19:13 NASB) Also keep back Thy servant from presumptuous sins; Let them not rule (mashal) over me; Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

(Proverbs 16:32 NASB) He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules (mashal) his spirit, than he who captures a city.

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