Sholṭân — H7985

Definition

masculine noun

empire (abstractly or concretely)

1. dominion, sovereignty
1. dominion, sovereignty
2. realm

Usually translated as

dominion

Origin

(Aramaic) from H7981

• Derived from Shᵉlêṭ (H7981)

Greek equivalents

• archḗ (G746)
• basileía (G932)
• exousía (G1849)

Occurrences

Sholṭân occurs 14 times in 9 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (9)

• Daniel 4:3 — How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion (וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ) is from generation to generation.
• Daniel 4:22 — It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion (וְשָׁלְטָנָ֖ךְ) to the end of the earth.
• Daniel 4:34 — And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion (שָׁלְטָ֣ן) is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
• Daniel 4:34 — And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion (שָׁלְטָנֵהּ֙), and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
• Daniel 6:26 — I make a decree, That in every dominion (שָׁלְטָ֣ן) of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
• Daniel 6:26 — I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion (וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֖הּ) shall be even unto the end.
• Daniel 7:6 — After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion (וְשָׁלְטָ֖ן) was given to it.
• Daniel 7:12 — As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion (שָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹן) taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
• Daniel 7:14 — And there was given him dominion (שָׁלְטָן֙), and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
• Daniel 7:14 — And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion (שָׁלְטָנֵ֞הּ) is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
• Daniel 7:14 — And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion (שָׁלְטָ֤ן), which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
• Daniel 7:26 — But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion (וְשָׁלְטָנֵ֣הּ), to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
• Daniel 7:27 — And the kingdom and dominion (וְשָׁלְטָנָ֜א), and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
• Daniel 7:27 — And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions (שָׁלְטָ֣נַיָּ֔א) shall serve and obey him.