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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“The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interp…”