What does שַׁלִּיט (šaliyṭ) mean in the Bible?
שַׁלִּיט (šaliyṭ): Dominion with authority to command; spans from physical mastery to delegated power or permission to act.
Hebrew · H7990
שַׁלִּיט
Mighty ; abstractly, permission ; concretely, a premier
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שַׁלִּיט H7990
Pronunciation šaliyṭ
What does שַׁלִּיט (šaliyṭ) mean in the Bible?
שַׁלִּיט (šaliyṭ): Dominion with authority to command; spans from physical mastery to delegated power or permission to act.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7990?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rules (5), - (1), and exercised authority (1), and powerful (1), authority (1).
Where does שַׁלִּיט (šaliyṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 4:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (8), Ezra (2).
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 rules 5× Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:26, Daniel 4:32
- 1× Daniel 2:15
and exercised authority 1× Ezra 4:20
and powerful 1× Daniel 2:10
authority 1× Ezra 7:24
ruler 1× Daniel 5:29
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 4:20 וְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין to and exercised authority Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural Ezra 7:24 שַׁלִּ֖יט to authority Adjective - masculine singular Daniel 2:10 וְשַׁלִּ֔יט to and powerful Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Daniel 2:15 שַׁלִּיטָ֣א to - Adjective - masculine singular determinate Daniel 4:17 שַׁלִּ֨יט to rules Adjective - masculine singular Daniel 4:25 שַׁלִּ֤יט to rules Adjective - masculine singular Daniel 4:26 שַׁלִּטִ֖ן to rules Adjective - masculine plural Daniel 4:32 שַׁלִּ֤יט to rules Adjective - masculine singular Daniel 5:21 שַׁלִּ֞יט to rules Adjective - masculine singular Daniel 5:29 שַׁלִּ֛יט to ruler Adjective - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 4:20
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 2
Ezra 2 Daniel 8
Source forms
שַׁלִּ֤יט 2x šal·lîṭ Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32
וְשַׁלִּ֔יט 1x wə·šal·lîṭ Daniel 2:10
וְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין 1x wə·šal·lî·ṭîn Ezra 4:20
שַׁלִּטִ֖ן 1x šal·li·ṭin Daniel 4:26
שַׁלִּ֖יט 1x šal·lîṭ Ezra 7:24
שַׁלִּ֨יט 1x šal·lîṭ Daniel 4:17
שַׁלִּ֞יט 1x šal·lîṭ Daniel 5:21
שַׁלִּ֛יט 1x šal·lîṭ Daniel 5:29
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 5x Ezra 7:24, Daniel 4:17, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Daniel 4:26
Adjective - masculine singular construct 1x Daniel 5:29
Adjective - masculine singular determinate 1x Daniel 2:15
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural 1x Ezra 4:20
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Daniel 2:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Dominion with authority to command; spans from physical mastery to delegated power or permission to act.
Source Gloss
mighty ; abstractly, permission ; concretely, a premier
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Dominion with authority to command; spans from physical mastery to delegated power or permission to act.
mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premier BDB: having mastery Usage: captain, be lawful, rule(-r).
Word Origins
שַׁלִּיט is built from this root:
שַׁלִּיט H7989
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