King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H7989
Transliteration: shallit
Phonetic Spelling: (shal-leet')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: having mastery, domineering
Meaning: having mastery, domineering
Word Summary
shallit: having mastery, domineering
Original Word: שַׁלִּיטTransliteration: shallit
Phonetic Spelling: (shal-leet')
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: having mastery, domineering
Meaning: having mastery, domineering
Strong's Concordance
governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler From shalat; potent; concretely, a prince or warrior -- governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler.
see HEBREW shalat
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H7989. shallit
שַׁלִּיט adjective having mastery, domineering; —
1 having mastery: שׁ אָדָם ׳אֵין בָּרוּחַ Ecclesiastes 8:8; elsewhere as substantive ׳הַשּׁ the ruler 10:5, so (with עַלהָֿאָרֶץ) Genesis 42:6 (probably late substitution for original word of E); plural as substantive שַׁלִּיטִים Ecclesiastes 7:19 (specifically of Alexander's successors PerlesAnal. 42).
2 domineering, imperious, feminine singular (Kö ii. 10. 201) שַׁלָּ֑טֶת זוֺנָה אִשָּׁה Ezekiel 16:30 (Jerusalem personified).