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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 - And mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, who ruled over the whole province Beyond the River, to whom tribute, custom, and toll were paid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:24 - We also notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll on anyone of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:10 - The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king’s demand, for no great and powerful king has 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 declared[fn] to Arioch, the king’s captain, “Why is the decree of the king so urgent?” Then Arioch made the matter 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, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:25 - that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:26 - And as it was commanded to leave the stump of the roots of the tree, your kingdom shall be confirmed for you from the time that you know that Heaven rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 4:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:32 - and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:21 - He was driven from among the children of mankind, and his mind was made like that of a beast, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. He was fed grass like an ox, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, until he knew that the Most High God rules the kingdom of mankind and sets over it whom he will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 5:29

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