Strong's H4912מָשָׁל: properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) KJV:byword, like, parable, proverb.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1258: מָשַׁלmāšal — represent, be like; similar; compare; liken, resemble; use proverb, speak, utter