Shalat שָׁלַט
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| שָׁלַט | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shalat |
| Strong's number | H7980 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to domineer |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ecclesiastes (4) |
Shalat (Hebrew שָׁלַט, Strong's H7980) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to domineer”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
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
Aramaic equivalent: she.let (שְׁלֵט "to rule" H7981)
1a) (Qal) to domineer, lord it over, become master
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to give power of
1b2) to get mastery of
Aramaic equivalent: she.let (שְׁלֵט "to rule" H7981)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | rule (3), power (3), dominion (1), ruleth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | oppressed (1), overpower (1), rule (1), yet he will take (1), he has enabled him (1), allow him (1), lords it (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shalat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 5:15But 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.The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
Esther
- Esther 9:1Now 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;)On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
Psalms
- Psalm 119:133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 2:19And 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.And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 5:19Every 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.Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2A 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.God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
- Ecclesiastes 8:9All 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.All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).