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שָׁלַט H7980
H7980 is the Hebrew word שָׁלַט, transliterated shâlaṭ and said shaw-lat'. The King James Version most often renders it bare rule.
What it means
to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (bear, have) rule, have dominion, give (have) power.
Verses using שָׁלַט
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Nehemiah 5:15 · KJV
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.
Esther 9:1 · KJV
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;)
Ecclesiastes 2:19 · KJV
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 5:19 · KJV
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 6:2 · KJV
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.
Ecclesiastes 8:9 · KJV
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7980 mean?
H7980 is the Hebrew word שָׁלַט (shâlaṭ), meaning to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit.
How is H7980 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bare rule (1 time), power (1 time), rule (1 time), yet shall he have rule (1 time), given him power (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7980 appear in the Bible?
שָׁלַט (shâlaṭ) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7980 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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