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Lexicon :: Strong's H7980 - šālaṭ

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שָׁלַט
Transliteration
šālaṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-lat'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2396

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁלַט shâlaṭ, shaw-lat'; a primitive root; to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit:—(bear, have) rule, have dominion, give (have) power.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7980 in the following manner: rule (4x), give power (3x), dominion (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7980 in the following manner: rule (4x), give power (3x), dominion (1x).

  1. to domineer, exercise power over, dominate, have mastery, be master, lord it over

    1. (Qal) to domineer, lord it over, become master

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to give power of

      2. to get mastery of

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁלַט shâlaṭ, shaw-lat'; a primitive root; to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit:—(bear, have) rule, have dominion, give (have) power.
STRONGS H7980: Abbreviations
† שָׁלַט verb domineer, be master of (late) (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian šalâṭu, have power; Arabic bdb102006 overcome, prevail; bdb102007 strong, hard, bdb102008 dominion, also ruler, sultan; Ethiopic bdb102009 Aramaic שְׁלַט, bdb102010 (especially derived species), Nabataean שלט, שלטן); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Ecclesiastes 8:9, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָשְׁלַט Ecclesiastes 2:19, etc.; Infinitive construct שְׁלוֺט Esther 9:1; — domineer, lord it over, עַל person, Nehemiah 5:15; ב person Ecclesiastes 8:9 (לְרַע לוֺ); ב of thing Ecclesiastes 2:19; become master of, ב person Esther 9:1 (twice in verse).
Hiph.
1. give power of: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix person וְהִשְׁלִימוֺ לֶאֱכֹל Ecclesiastes 5:18, so Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַשְׁליטֶנּוּ Ecclesiastes 6:2 (both subject God).
2. = Qal, get mastery of: jussive 3rd person feminine singular אַלתַּֿשְׁלֶטבִּֿי כָּלאָֿ֑וֶן Psalm 119:133.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7981.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Nehemiah

5:15

Esther

9:1; 9:1

Psalms

119:133

Ecclesiastes

2:19; 2:19; 5:18; 6:2; 8:9; 8:9

H7980

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7980 matches the Hebrew שָׁלַט (šālaṭ),
which occurs 8 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels[fn] of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God I did not act like that.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:1 - On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:133

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:133 - Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:19 - Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - God gives some people wealth, possessions and honor, so that they lack nothing their hearts desire, but God does not grant them the ability to enjoy them, and strangers enjoy them instead. This is meaningless, a grievous evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:9 - All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a man lords it over others to his own[fn] hurt.
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