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H7980 · שָׁלַט

shâlaṭ · shaw-lat' · rule, give power, dominion

H7980 (shâlaṭ, pronounced shaw-lat') is the Hebrew word שָׁלַט in Strong’s dictionary: to dominate, i.e. govern. It appears 8 times in 7 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).

Strong’s entry

Original word
שָׁלַט (Hebrew)
Transliteration
shâlaṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-lat'
Derivation
a primitive root;
Definition
to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit
Rendered in the KJV
(bear, have) rule, have dominion, give (have) power.

In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)

8 occurrences in 7 verses.

How the BSB renders it

By book

Nehemiah 1 · Esther 1 · Psalms 1 · Ecclesiastes 4

Verses

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