Dictionary entry

Byword

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

bi'-wurd: shammah = "consternation," "astonishment," "waste," "wonderful language," "object of remark" (De 28:37;1Ki 9:7;2Ch 7:20); mashal, or meshol = "a satire," "byword" (Job 17:6;Ps 44:14); millah, or milleh = "a topic," "object of talk," "byword" (Job 30:9).