Shallîyṭ — H7989

Definition

adjective

potent; concretely, a prince or warrior

1. having mastery, domineering, master
1. having mastery
1. ruler (subst)
2. domineering, imperious

Usually translated as

governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler

Origin

from H7980

• Derived from Shâlaṭ (H7980)

Greek equivalents

• dynástēs (G1413)
• exousía (G1849)
• kýrios (G2962)

Occurrences

Shallîyṭ occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Ecclesiastes (3)

• Genesis 42:6 — And Joseph was the governor (הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט) over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
• Ecclesiastes 7:19 — Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty (שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים) men which are in the city.
• Ecclesiastes 8:8 — There is no man that hath power (שַׁלִּ֤יט) over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
• Ecclesiastes 10:5 — There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler (הַשַּׁלִּֽיט):