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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“Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.”