7989. shallit
Strong's Concordance
shallit: having mastery, domineering
Original Word: שַׁלִּיט
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: shallit
Phonetic Spelling: (shal-leet')
Short Definition: ruler
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שַׁלִּיט adjective having mastery, domineering; —

1 having mastery: בָּרוּחַ ׳אֵין אָדָם שׁ Ecclesiastes 8:8; elsewhere as substantive ׳הַשּׁ the ruler Ecclesiastes 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) אִשָּׁה זוֺנָה שַׁלָּ֑טֶת Ezekiel 16:30 (Jerusalem personified).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler

From shalat; potent; concretely, a prince or warrior -- governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler.

see HEBREW shalat

Forms and Transliterations
הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ השליט השליט׃ שַׁלִּ֤יט שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים שליט שליטים haš·šal·lîṭ hashshalLit haššallîṭ šal·lî·ṭîm šal·lîṭ šallîṭ šallîṭîm shalLit shalliTim
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4 Occurrences


haš·šal·lîṭ — 2 Occ.
šal·lîṭ — 1 Occ.
šal·lî·ṭîm — 1 Occ.

Genesis 42:6
HEB: וְיוֹסֵ֗ף ה֚וּא הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט עַל־ הָאָ֔רֶץ
NAS: Now Joseph was the ruler over
KJV: And Joseph [was] the governor over the land,
INT: now Joseph he was the ruler over the land

Ecclesiastes 7:19
HEB: לֶחָכָ֑ם מֵֽעֲשָׂרָה֙ שַׁלִּיטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ
NAS: ten rulers who
KJV: more than ten mighty [men] which are in the city.
INT: A wise ten rulers who are in

Ecclesiastes 8:8
HEB: אֵ֣ין אָדָ֞ם שַׁלִּ֤יט בָּר֙וּחַ֙ לִכְל֣וֹא
NAS: man has authority to restrain
KJV: [There is] no man that hath power over the spirit
INT: No man has the wind to restrain

Ecclesiastes 10:5
HEB: שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃
NAS: which goes forth from the ruler--
KJV: [which] proceedeth from the ruler:
INT: goes from the ruler

4 Occurrences

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