שׇׁלְטָןsholṭân
dominion
Pronunciation: shol-tawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7985
Meanings
1. dominion, sovereignty, (usually of God) (Daniel 3:33; Daniel 4:19; Daniel 4:31)
2. realm (Daniel 6:27)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Daniel 4:3 How great are his signs, how powerful his wonders! His kingdom will last forever, his rule through all generations.
- Daniel 4:22 That tree, Your Majesty, is you. For you have grown strong and great; your greatness reaches up to heaven, and your rule to the ends of the earth.
- Daniel 4:34 “After this time had passed, I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven. My sanity returned, and I praised and worshiped the Most High and honored the one who lives forever. His rule is everlasting, and his kingdom is eternal.
- Daniel 6:26 “I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end.
- Daniel 7:6 Then the third of these strange beasts appeared, and it looked like a leopard. It had four bird’s wings on its back, and it had four heads. Great authority was given to this beast.
- Daniel 7:12 The other three beasts had their authority taken from them, but they were allowed to live a while longer.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).