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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

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

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that strong kings have been over Jerusalem, even rulers H7990 in all the provinces beyond the River, and that tribute, custom, and toll were given to them.

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“We also make known to you that it is not allowed H7990 to [fn]impose tribute, custom, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans answered [fn]the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who is able to declare the matter [fn]for the king, inasmuch as no great king or powerful H7990 ruler H7990 has ever asked about a matter like this of any [fn]magician, conjurer, or Chaldean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:15 - he answered and said to Arioch, a powerful H7990 [fn]official H7990 for the king, “For what reason is the law from the king so [fn]urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter known to Daniel.

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“This edict is by the resolution of the watchers,

And the decision is a command of the holy ones,

In order that the living may know

That the Most High is the powerful H7990 ruler H7990 over the kingdom of mankind

And gives it to whom He wishes

And sets up over it the lowliest of men.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - that you be driven away from mankind and your place of habitation be with the beasts of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven [fn]periods of time will pass over you, until you know that the Most High is the powerful H7990 ruler H7990 over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whomever He wishes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - ‘And in that they said to leave the stump [fn]with the roots of the tree, your kingdom will endure for you after you know that it is Heaven that rules H7990 with power H7990.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and you will be driven away from mankind, and your place of habitation will be with the beasts of the field. You will be given grass to eat like cattle, and seven [fn]periods of time will pass over you until you know that the Most High is the powerful H7990 ruler H7990 over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whomever He wishes.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - “He was also driven away from the sons of [fn]men, and his heart was made like that of beasts, and his place of habitation was with the wild donkeys. He was given grass to eat like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of the sky until he knew that the Most High God is the powerful H7990 ruler H7990 over the kingdom of mankind and that He sets up over it whomever He wishes.

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Then Belshazzar said the word, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now would be the [fn]third powerful H7990 ruler H7990 in the kingdom.

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