שַׁלִּיט
šallîṭ
having mastery
Strong's H7990AdjectiveAramaicTWOT 3034b

שַׁלִּיט (šallîṭ) is an Aramaic adjective meaning having mastery. It appears 10 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7990).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 3034b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 3034b)having mastery, ruling; mighty, permission, premier; captain, be lawful, rule, ruler
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שַׁלִּיט adjective: having mastery, ruling

Strong's H7990 שַׁלִּיט: mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premier
KJV:captain, be lawful, rule(-r).

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 3034: שְׁלֵט šĕlēṭ — have power, rule; make ruler; have the mastery, bear rule, be ruler

See it in Scripture

Ezra 4:20Daniel 2:10

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