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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 - “and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all—you are this head of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:39

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:39 - “But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:48 - Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 3:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:27 - And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:7 - The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:16 - “And I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and explain enigmas. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:24 - And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.
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