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Lexicon :: Strong's H7985 - šālṭān

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שָׁלְטָן
Transliteration
šālṭān
Pronunciation
shol-tawn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 3034a

Strong’s Definitions

שׇׁלְטָן sholṭân, shol-tawn'; (Aramaic) from H7981; empire (abstractly or concretely):—dominion.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H7985 in the following manner: dominion (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H7985 in the following manner: dominion (14x).
  1. dominion, sovereignty

    1. dominion, sovereignty

    2. realm

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שׇׁלְטָן sholṭân, shol-tawn'; (Aramaic) from H7981; empire (abstractly or concretely):—dominion.
STRONGS H7985: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

שָׁלְטָן (K§ 61. 3, Belsp, a)) noun masculineDaniel 7:6 dominion; — שׁ׳ absolute Daniel 7:6, 14, construct Daniel 6:27 +; emphatic שָׁלְטָנָא Daniel 7:27; suffix שָׁלְטָנָח Daniel 4:19, נֵהּ- Daniel 3:33 [Daniel 4:3] +, נְהוֺן- Daniel 7:12; plural emphatic שָׁלְטָנַיָּא Daniel 7:27; —
1. dominion, sovereignty (usually of God): Daniel 3:33; Daniel 4:19; Daniel 4:31 (twice in verse); Daniel 6:27b; Daniel 7:6, 12, 14 (3 times in verse); Daniel 7:26, 27 (twice in verse).
2. realm Daniel 6:27a.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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H7985

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Strong's Number H7985 matches the Hebrew שָׁלְטָן (šālṭān),
which occurs 14 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:3 -

“How great are His signs

And how mighty are His wonders!

His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom

And His dominion is from generation to generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:22 - it is you, O king, who have become great and grown strong; your greatness has increased and it reaches to heaven, and your dominion [reaches] to the ends of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:34 -

“But at the end of the days [that is, at the seven periods of time], I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my understanding and reason returned to me; and I blessed the Most High [God] and I praised and honored and glorified Him who lives forever,

For His dominion is an everlasting dominion;

And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - “I issue a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to [reverently] fear and tremble before the God of Daniel,

For He is the living God, enduring and steadfast forever,

And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,

And His dominion will be forever.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:6 - “After this I kept looking, and behold, another one (the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great), like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; the beast also had four heads (Alexander’s generals, his successors), and power to rule was given to it.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:12 - “As for the rest of the beasts, their power was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged [for the length of their lives was fixed] for a predetermined time.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:14 -

“And to Him (the Messiah) was given dominion (supreme authority),

Glory and a kingdom,

That all the peoples, nations, and speakers of every language

Should serve and worship Him.

His dominion is an everlasting dominion

Which will not pass away;

And His kingdom is one

Which will not be destroyed.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:26 - ‘But the court [of the Most High] will sit in judgment, and his dominion will be taken away, [first to be] consumed [gradually] and [then] to be destroyed forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 7:27 - ‘Then the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints (believers) of the Most High; His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.’
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