שְׁלֵט
shᵉlêṭ(shel-ate')
“{to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}”
6 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
{to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.
Translated in KJV as
have the masteryhave powerbear rulebe (make) ruler.
Etymology
(Aramaic) corresponding to H7980 (שָׁלַט)
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“And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.”