What does שׇׁלְטָן (šolĕṭān) mean in the Bible?
שׇׁלְטָן (šolĕṭān): Power wielded over vast territories; dominion rendered concrete through imperial rule and administrative control
Hebrew · H7985
שׇׁלְטָן
Empire (abstractly or concretely)
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שׇׁלְטָן H7985
Pronunciation šolĕṭān
What does שׇׁלְטָן (šolĕṭān) mean in the Bible?
שׇׁלְטָן (šolĕṭān): Power wielded over vast territories; dominion rendered concrete through imperial rule and administrative control
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7985?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include dominion (4), and His dominion (2), and your dominion (1), authority to rule (1), For His dominion (1).
Where does שׇׁלְטָן (šolĕṭān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 4:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (14).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It dominion 4× Daniel 4:34, Daniel 7:14, Daniel 7:27
and His dominion 2× Daniel 6:26, Daniel 7:26
and your dominion 1× Daniel 4:22
authority to rule 1× Daniel 7:6
For His dominion 1× Daniel 4:34
His dominion 1× Daniel 7:14
His dominion endures 1× Daniel 4:3
part 1× Daniel 6:26
rulers 1× Daniel 7:27
their dominion 1× Daniel 7:12
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 4:3 וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ to His dominion endures Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Daniel 4:22 וְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְ to and your dominion Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Daniel 4:34 שָׁלְטָנֵהּ֙ to For His dominion Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Daniel 4:34 שָׁלְטָ֣ן to dominion Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 6:26 שָׁלְטָ֣ן to part Noun - masculine singular construct Daniel 6:26 וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ to and His dominion Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Daniel 7:6 וְשָׁלְטָ֖ן to authority to rule Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Daniel 7:12 שָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹן to their dominion Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Daniel 7:14 שָׁלְטָן֙ to dominion Noun - masculine singular Daniel 7:14 שָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּ to His dominion Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 4:3
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 1
Daniel 14
Source forms
וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ 2x wə·šā·lə·ṭā·nêh Daniel 4:3, Daniel 6:26
שָׁלְטָ֣ן 2x šā·lə·ṭān Daniel 4:34, Daniel 6:26
וְשָׁלְטָ֖ן 1x wə·šā·lə·ṭān Daniel 7:6
וְשָׁלְטָנָ֜א 1x wə·šā·lə·ṭā·nā Daniel 7:27
וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֣הּ 1x wə·šā·lə·ṭā·nêh Daniel 7:26
וְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְ 1x wə·šā·lə·ṭā·nāḵ Daniel 4:22
שָׁלְטָן֙ 1x šā·lə·ṭān Daniel 7:14
שָׁלְטָ֤ן 1x šā·lə·ṭān Daniel 7:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Daniel 4:3, Daniel 6:26, Daniel 7:26
Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Daniel 4:34, Daniel 6:26, Daniel 7:14
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Daniel 4:34, Daniel 7:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Daniel 7:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Daniel 4:22
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate 1x Daniel 7:27
Noun - masculine plural determinate 1x Daniel 7:27
Noun - masculine singular 1x Daniel 7:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Power wielded over vast territories; dominion rendered concrete through imperial rule and administrative control
Source Gloss
empire (abstractly or concretely)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Power wielded over vast territories; dominion rendered concrete through imperial rule and administrative control
empire (abstractly or concretely) BDB: dominion Usage: dominion.
Word Origins
שׇׁלְטָן is built from this root:
שְׁלֵט H7981
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain