<OL TYPE="1"><LI>to represent, liken, be like<OL TYPE="a"><LI>(Niphal) to liken, be like, be similar<LI>(Hiphil) to compare<LI>(Hithpael) to become like</OL><LI>to speak in a proverb, use a proverb, speak in parables, speak in sentences of poetry<OL TYPE="a"><LI>(Qal) to use a proverb, speak a parable or proverb<LI>(Piel) to make a parable<OL TYPE="1"><LI>maker of parables (participle)</OL></OL></OL>