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Lexicon :: Strong's H7990 - šallîṭ

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שַׁלִּיט
Transliteration
šallîṭ
Pronunciation
shal-leet'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to שַׁלִּיט (H7989)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 3034b

Strong’s Definitions

שַׁלִּיט shallîyṭ, shal-leet'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7989; mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premier:—captain, be lawful, rule(-r).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H7990 in the following manner: rule (6x), ruler (2x), captain (1x), lawful (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H7990 in the following manner: rule (6x), ruler (2x), captain (1x), lawful (1x).

  1. having mastery, having authority, ruling

    1. having or exercising mastery, ruling

    2. ruler (subst)

    3. having authority

      1. it is authorised

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׁלִּיט shallîyṭ, shal-leet'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7989; mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premier:—captain, be lawful, rule(-r).
STRONGS H7990: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† שַׁלִּיט adjective having mastery, ruling; — absolute שׁ׳ Ezra 7:24 +, emphatic אָ֯ Daniel 2:15; masculine plural שְׁלִיטִין Ezra 4:20, מִן- Daniel 4:23 [Daniel 4:26]; —
1. having, exercising, mastery:
a. of God, followed by ב, Daniel 4:14 [Daniel 4:17]; Daniel 4:22 [Daniel 4:25]; Daniel 4:29 [Daniel 4:32]; Daniel 5:21; absolute, of heavens Daniel 4:23 [Daniel 4:26]
b. of kings Ezra 4:20 (ב).
2. as noun = ruler Daniel 2:10, captain Daniel 2:15.
3. having authority to do a thing (Infinitive), hence impersonal = it is authorized, Ezra 7:24 (so often in Syriac; compare S-CA 11 + אנת שליט למבנה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:20; 4:20; 7:24; 7:24

Daniel

2:10; 2:15; 2:15; 4:17; 4:25; 4:26; 4:26; 4:29; 4:32; 5:21

H7990

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7990 matches the Hebrew שַׁלִּיט (šallîṭ),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:20 - There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid unto them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:24 - Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can show the king’s matter, forasmuch as no king, lord, or ruler, hath asked such a thing of any magician, or enchanter, or Chaldean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - he answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Wherefore is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:17 - The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - that thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee; till thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and thou shalt be driven from men; and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen; and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts’, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; he was fed with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; until he knew that the Most High God ruleth in the kingdom of men, and that he setteth up over it whomsoever he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:29 - Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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