שַׁלִּיט
shallîyṭ · shal-leet'
potent; concretely, a prince or warrior
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7980 (שָׁלַט);
potent; concretely, a prince or warrior
- potent
- concretely, a prince or warrior
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: governor, mighty, that hath power, 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
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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 › the hand that works › to surround and contain
To consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads of the hand that works that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שַׁלִּיט 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- was the governor1 · 25%
- mighty1 · 25%
- that hath power1 · 25%
- the ruler1 · 25%
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.