שַׁלִּיט
shallîyṭ · shal-leet'
mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premier
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H7989 (שַׁלִּיט);
mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premier
- mighty
- abstractly, permission
- concretely, a premier
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: captain, be lawful, rule(-r).
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
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- ruleth3 · 30%
- which have ruled1 · 10%
- be lawful1 · 10%
- nor ruler1 · 10%
- captain1 · 10%
- do rule1 · 10%
- ruled1 · 10%
- ruler1 · 10%
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.