Shilṭôwn — H7984

Definition

masculine noun

a potentate

1. governor, ruler, official

Usually translated as

ruler

Origin

(Aramaic) or shilṭôn; corresponding to H7983

• Shilṭôwn (H7983)

Greek equivalents

• árchōn (G758)

Occurrences

Shilṭôwn occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (2)

• Daniel 3:2 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers (שִׁלְטֹנֵ֣י) of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
• Daniel 3:3 — Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers (שִׁלְטֹנֵ֣י) of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.