יִמְשׁ֑וֹל

𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤋

yimeshol

rules

a primitive root; to rule; (have, make to have) dominion, governor, [idiom] indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power.

H4910

Proverbs 22:7 · Word #3

Lexicon H4910

Lemmaמָשַׁל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤔𐤋
Transliterationmâshal
Strong'sH4910
In-contextrules

Morphology HVqi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H4910-19

he will exercise dominion

Rootמשל (m-š-l)
Core Meaningsto rule, govern, exercise dominion, have authority
Semantic Rangeto rule as a king, govern politically, exercise authority over people or territories, have dominion, control or master
Conceptual Significanceמשל is central to biblical concepts of kingship, divine sovereignty, and ordered authority—describing both human rulers and YHWH’s supreme dominion, as well as humanity’s delegated rule within creation.
Morphological NotesQal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of מָשַׁל. The imperfect denotes incomplete, future, or habitual action; Qal stem conveys simple active voice.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular form expresses a simple active action performed by a male subject: "he will rule." Rendering it as "he will exercise dominion" preserves the core sense of משל as active governance and authority, while clearly reflecting the masculine singular subject and imperfect (future/incomplete) aspect.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root משל (to rule, govern, exercise dominion, have authority)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4912-01 hamashal the ruling-saying
H4475-01 hamemeshalah the ruling-dominion
H4910-01 hameshel to cause-to-rule
H4910-02 hamoshel the ruling-one
H4910-03 hamoshelim the ruling men
H4912-02 lemashal for a ruling-parable
H4475-02 lememeshelet to the dominion of
H4910-04 limeshol to rule
mameshelotayv his realms of rule
H4912-03 mashal a ruling proverb
H4910-05 mashelu they exercised dominion
H4910-06 mashol to rule
H4475-03 memeshaleto his ruling dominion
H4910-07 meshal you have ruled (2ms, Qal); rule of (masculine singular construct)
H4912-04 meshalim proverbial comparison-sayings
H4912-05 meshalo his likeness-proverb
H4910-08 meshol to rule
H4474-01 mimeshal ruling-dominion
H4912-06 misheley comparison-proverbs of
H4910-09 moshel ruling one
H4910-10 moshelayv his ruling-ones
mosheley ruling ones of
H4910-11 moshelim ruling men
H4911-01 nimeshal is being likened
H4910-12 timeshol you (masculine singular) shall rule / she shall rule
H4910-13 umashal and he exercised dominion
H4475-04 umemesheletekha and your ruling-dominion
H4911-02 umeshol and you, utter a proverb!
H4910-14 umoshel and a ruling-one
H4911-03 vaetemashel and I likened myself
H4910-15 vayimeshelu and they exercised dominion
H4910-16 vehimeshilam and he caused them to rule
velimeshalim and for comparison-proverbs
H4911-04 venimeshaleti and I was likened
H4910-17 yimeshal he will rule
H4910-18 yimeshelu they shall rule

Word Usage (82 occurrences of H4910)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:18 וְ/לִ/מְשֹׁל֙ velimeshol and to rule
Genesis 3:16 יִמְשָׁל yimeshal he will rule / he shall rule
Genesis 4:7 תִּמְשָׁל timeshal must rule