שְׁלֵט
shᵉlêṭ · shel-ate'
{to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H7980 (שָׁלַט)
{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: have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.
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 שְׁלֵט 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- ruler2 · 29%
- and hath made thee ruler1 · 14%
- which shall bear rule1 · 14%
- and made him ruler1 · 14%
- power1 · 14%
- had the mastery1 · 14%
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.