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