שַׁלִּיטshallîyṭ

having mastery, ruling

Pronunciation: shal-leet' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7990

Meanings

1. having, exercising, mastery

a. of God (Daniel 4:14; Daniel 4:22; Daniel 4:29)

b. of kings (Ezra 4:20)

2. as noun = ruler (Daniel 2:10; Daniel 2:15)

3. having authority (Ezra 7:24)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

  • Ezra 4:20 Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River, receiving tribute, customs, and tolls.
  • Ezra 7:24 I also decree that no priest, Levite, singer, gatekeeper, Temple servant, or other worker in this Temple of God will be required to pay tribute, customs, or tolls of any kind.’
  • Daniel 2:10 The astrologers replied to the king, “No one on earth can tell the king his dream! And no king, however great and powerful, has ever asked such a thing of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer!
  • Daniel 2:15 He asked Arioch, “Why has the king issued such a harsh decree?” So Arioch told him all that had happened.
  • Daniel 4:17 For this has been decreed by the messengers; it is commanded by the holy ones, so that everyone may know that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world. He gives them to anyone he chooses— even to the lowliest of people.”
  • Daniel 4:25 You will be driven from human society, and you will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow, and you will be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.
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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).