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Lexicon :: Strong's H7981 - šᵊlēṭ

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שְׁלֵט
Transliteration
šᵊlēṭ
Pronunciation
shel-ate'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to שָׁלַט (H7980)
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TWOT Reference: 3034

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁלֵט shᵉlêṭ, shel-ate'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7980:—have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H7981 in the following manner: ...ruler (4x), have power, have mastery, rule (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H7981 in the following manner: ...ruler (4x), have power, have mastery, rule (1x).

  1. to have power, rule, domineer, rule over

    1. (P'al) have power upon or over, rule, fall upon, assault, be ruler

    2. (Aphel) make ruler

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁלֵט shᵉlêṭ, shel-ate'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7980:—have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.
STRONGS H7981: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

שְׁלֵט verb have power, rule (Targum Syriac; Biblical Hebrew H7980 (which see) late); —
Pe. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Daniel 3:27, 3rd person masculine plural שְׁלִ֫טוּ Daniel 6:25 [Daniel 6:24]; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁלַ֑ט Daniel 5:7, 3rd person feminine singular תִּשְׁלַט Daniel 2:39, 2nd person masculine singular תִּשְׁלַ֑ט Daniel 5:16; — have power upon, ב of thing, Daniel 3:27 (of fire); fall upon, assault (Targum = בְּ פָּגַע), ב person Daniel 6:25 [Daniel 6:24]; (of lions); subject person rule, be ruler, absolute, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16, subject kingdom, ב of earth, Daniel 2:39.
Haph. make ruler: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix הַשְׁלְטָח Daniel 2:38 (ב person, etc.); הַשְׁלְטֵהּ Daniel 2:48 (עַל of province).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Daniel

2:38; 2:39; 2:39; 2:48; 3:27; 3:27; 5:7; 5:7; 5:16; 5:16; 6:24; 6:24

H7981

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7981 matches the Hebrew שְׁלֵט (šᵊlēṭ),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:38 - in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - “After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and placed him in charge of all its wise men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king summoned the enchanters, astrologers[fn] and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:24 - At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
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