שַׁלִּיט
šallîṭ
having mastery
Strong's H7989AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 2396a

שַׁלִּיט (šallîṭ) is a Hebrew adjective meaning having mastery. It appears 4 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7989).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2396a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2396a)having mastery, domineering; potent, prince, warrior; governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שַׁלִּיט adjective: having mastery, domineering

Strong's H7989 שַׁלִּיט: potent; concretely, a prince or warrior
KJV:governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2396: שָׁלַט šālaṭ — domineer, be master of; lord it; give power of, get mastery of; dominate, govern, permit; rule, have dominion, give power

See it in Scripture

Genesis 42:6Ecclesiastes 7:19

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