H4861 H4861
Mishal, a Levitical city in the territory of Asher
Mishal was a town allocated to the tribe of Asher and designated as a Levitical city. It appears in both the initial tribal allotment (Joshua 19) and the list of cities given to the Levites (Joshua 21). The parallel passage in Chronicles records the same city under the variant spelling Mashal. Ancient versions show various transliterations, reflecting the minor spelling variations common with place names across manuscript traditions.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The place name occurs in Joshua 19:26 and 21:30, with a parallel in 1 Chronicles 6:59 (there spelled Mashal). All major translations simply transliterate the name (Mishal, Misal), recognizing it as a geographical proper noun referring to a specific Levitical city in Asher's territory. 2×
AR["مِشْأَالَ", "وَ-مِشْأَالُ"]·ben["এবং-মিশাল", "মিশাল"]·DE["Mishal", "und-Mishal"]·EN["Mishal", "and-Mishal"]·FR["Mishal", "et-Mishal"]·heb["ו-משאל", "משאל"]·HI["और-मिशाल", "मिशाल"]·ID["Miseal", "dan-Misal"]·IT["Mishal", "e-Mishal"]·jav["Misyʻal", "lan-Misyaal"]·KO["그리고-미샬", "미샬을"]·PT["Mishal", "e-Mishal"]·RU["Мишал", "и-Мишал"]·ES["Misal", "y-Misal"]·SW["Mishali", "na-Mishali"]·TR["Mişal", "ve-Mişal"]·urd["اور-مشال", "مشال"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִשְׁאָל n.pr.loc. in Asher (Egyptian Mi-šaʾ ara WMMAs. u. Eur. 181);—Jos 19:26 (𝔊 Μαασα, A Μασαψ, 𝔊L Μασαλ) 21:30 (𝔊 Βασελλαν, A Μασααλ, 𝔊L Μισαλα); = (i.) מָשָׁל 1 Ch 6:59 (𝔊 Μαασα, A Μασαλ, 𝔊L Μασιλ).