Word

שְׁלֵט

shᵉlêṭ · H7981 · Aramaic · 7 occurrences

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Meanings

to control, to rule, to be in charge, to have power over

Process by which humans gain control over other humans or objects

Examples
Daniel 2:39 “And after you another kingdom will arise inferior to you, then another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
Daniel 3:27 The satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men, nor was the hair of their heads singed, nor were their trousers damaged, nor had even the smell of fire touched them.
Daniel 5:7 The king called aloud to bring in the sorcerers, the Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.”
to lord it over or overpower

The action by which humans or wild animals exercise control over other humans and so can do with them as they please, mostly used in a negative sense

Examples
Daniel 6:24 The king then gave orders, and they brought those men who had maliciously accused Daniel, and they threw them, their children, and their wives into the lions’ den; and they had not reached the bottom of the den before the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
to give control

The action by which deities give humans power over objects, and so enable them to handle these objects as they please

Examples
Daniel 2:38 and wherever the sons of mankind live, or the animals of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has handed them over to you and has made you ruler over them all. You are the head of gold.
Daniel 2:48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon, and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

7 occurrences in 4 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 4
נוּרfiery 1
אַרְיֵהlion 1
Not stated: you (one person) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ךָּyou 1
וֹhim 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

5 occurrences in 5 groups

עַלon, upon, over, against+ מְדִינָהprovince 1
בin/on/with+ גֶּשֶׁםbody 1
בin/on/with+ אֲרַעearth 1
בin/on/with+ הֶםtheir 1
בin/on/with+ הֶםthem 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

לָאnot 1

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

אֲמַרto say 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words

מָשַׁל mâshal · H4910 · to be like, to become like, to compare: מָשַׁל is the most common Hebrew verb for to rule or have dominion, and can substitute for שְׁלֵט in contexts of exercising authority and bearing rule.
רָדָה râdâh · H7287 · to rule, to have charge, to have dominion: רָדָה expresses dominion and ruling authority, often with a stronger sense of subjugation, but overlaps substantially with שְׁלֵט's core sense of having power and bearing rule.

In the other Testament 2 words

ἐξουσιάζω exousiázō · G1850 · to rule, to reign: The Greek verb ἐξουσιάζω conveys the same core sense of exercising authority or having power over something/someone, making it a natural translation equivalent for שְׁלֵט in contexts of rule and dominion.
κυριεύω kyrieúō · G2961 · to rule, to govern, to reign over: κυριεύω expresses the concept of lordship and ruling authority, semantically overlapping with שְׁלֵט's sense of bearing rule and having mastery.

Semantic domains 1 entry

Control002003002007: Daniel 5:7 recounts that “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me... will have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.”

Word family 9 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

שָׁלַט shâlaṭ · H7980 · to control, to rule, to be in charge · 8×שׇׁלְטָן sholṭân · H7985 · dominion · 14×שַׁלִּיט shallîyṭ · H7990 · captain, be lawful, rule · 10×שְׁלֵטshᵉlêṭ · H7981שֶׁלֶט sheleṭ · H7982 · shield · 7×שַׁלִּיט shallîyṭ · H7989 · master, ruler, governor · 4×שִׁלְטוֹן shilṭôwn · H7983 · control, authority · 2×שִׁלְטוֹן shilṭôwn · H7984 · ruler · 2×שַׁלֶּטֶת shalleṭeth · H7986 · brazen, self-willed, headstrong · 1×

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0