שָׁלַט
shâlaṭ · shaw-lat'
to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit
- to dominate, i.e. govern
- by implication, to permit
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (bear, have) rule, have dominion, give (have) power.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › to surround and contain
To consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׁלַט above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- bare rule1 · 13%
- to have power1 · 13%
- had rule1 · 13%
- have dominion1 · 13%
- yet shall he have rule1 · 13%
- and hath given him power1 · 13%
- giveth him not power1 · 13%
- ruleth1 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.