The meaning of “שָׁלַט”
Understanding shâlaṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(bear, have) rule, have dominion, give (have) power. - to dominate, i.e. govern - by implication, to permit 1) to domine...
שָׁלַט
(bear, have) rule, have dominion, give (have) power. - to dominate, i.e. govern - by implication, to permit 1) to domineer, exercise power over, dominate, have mastery, be master, lord it over 1a) (Qal) to domineer, lord it over, become master 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to give power of 1b2) to get mastery of
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Nehemiah 5:15 | “But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.” Word: שָׁלַט (shâlaṭ) | |
| Esther 9:1 | “Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)” Word: שָׁלַט (shâlaṭ) | |
| Psalms 119:133 | “Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” Word: שָׁלַט (shâlaṭ) | |
| Ecclesiastes 6:2 | “A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.” Word: שָׁלַט (shâlaṭ) |
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