Word Study · Strong's H7983 · Hebrew
שִׁלְטוֹן
shilton
shil-tone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shilṭôwn
“{power.}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{power.}
Rendered in the KJV as
power.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- שִׁלְט֑וֹן1
- שִׁלְטוֹן֙1
How it is rendered · 1
- [is] mastery2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · masculine singular2
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- HNcmsa · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 8:4שִׁלְט֑וֹןshiltonnoun · masculine singularFor the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”here: [is] mastery
- Ecclesiastes 8:8שִׁלְטוֹן֙shiltonnoun · masculine singularAs no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.here: [is] mastery
Same headword in Strong's