Byword
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Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Deuteronomy 28:37 1 Kings 9:7 2 Chronicles 7:20 Job 17:6 Job 30:9 Psalm 44:14
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): (n.) A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.
(2): (n.) The object of a contemptuous saying.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]
bı̄´wûrd : שׁמּה , shammāh = "consternation," "astonishment," "waste," "wonderful language," "object of remark" ( Deuteronomy 28:37; 1 Kings 9:7; 2 Chronicles 7:20 ); משׁל , māshāl , or משׁל , meshōl = "a satire," "byword" ( Job 17:6; Psalm 44:14 ); מלּה , millāh , or מלּה , millēh = "a topic," "object of talk," "byword" ( Job 30:9 ).