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שְׁלֵט H7981
H7981 is the Hebrew word שְׁלֵט, transliterated shᵉlêṭ and said shel-ate'. The King James Version most often renders it ruler.
What it means
{to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H7980 (שָׁלַט).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.
Verses using שְׁלֵט
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Daniel 2:38 · KJV
And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
Daniel 2:39 · KJV
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
Daniel 2:48 · KJV
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 3:27 · KJV
And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
Daniel 5:7 · KJV
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 interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 5:16 · KJV
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 6:24 · KJV
And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7981 mean?
H7981 is the Hebrew word שְׁלֵט (shᵉlêṭ), meaning {to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}.
How is H7981 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it ruler (2 times), made thee ruler (1 time), bear rule (1 time), made him ruler (1 time), power (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7981 appear in the Bible?
שְׁלֵט (shᵉlêṭ) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7981 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H7980 (שָׁלַט).
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