Hebrew verb (Aramaic) · H7981
שְׁלֵט
sheletshel-ate'
to rule
7 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: shᵉlêṭ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H7981is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 1 of 39Old Testament books
- 7spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H7981
{to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}
The King James renders it: have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
shelet is rendered "to rule". It stands 7 times in the Hebrew text, across one book.
- Seven of the uses stand in Daniel, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Daniel 2:38Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
Daniel 2:38וְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Seven of the word's seven uses are in Daniel.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and he has made ruler you1
- and he made ruler him1
- he will rule1
- it had had power1
- it will rule1
- they assaulted1
- you will rule1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| שְׁלוֹשִׁים | sheloshim | thirty | Uses172 |
| שְׁלִישִׁי | shelishi | third | Uses107 |
| שְׁלַח | shelach | to send | Uses14 |
| שְׁלָם | shelam | peace | Uses4 |
| שְׁלַם | shelam | be complete | Uses3 |
| שְׁלָה | shelah | be safe | Uses1 |
| שְׁלִי | sheli | quietness | Uses1 |
| שְׁלֵוָה | shelevah | ease | Uses1 |
All 7, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וְהַ֨שְׁלְטֵ֔הּ1
- וְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְ1
- יִשְׁלַֽט׃ ס1
- שְׁלֵ֨ט1
- שְׁלִ֤טֽוּ1
- תִשְׁלַ֖ט1
- תִּשְׁלַֽט׃ פ1
The grammar of each form
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1AC/Vhp3ms/Sp2ms
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1AC/Vhp3ms/Sp3ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular1AVqi2ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singular1AVqi3fs
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1AVqi3ms
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine plural1AVqp3mp
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1AVqp3ms
Daniel
seven uses
Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
- וְהַשְׁלְטָ֖ךְvehashletakhconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: and he has made ruler you
But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
- תִשְׁלַ֖טtishlatverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it will rule
Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
- וְהַ֨שְׁלְטֵ֔הּvehashletehconjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and he made ruler him
and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them.
- שְׁלֵ֨טsheletverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it had had power
The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- יִשְׁלַֽט׃ סyishlatverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will rule
But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”
- תִּשְׁלַֽט׃ פtishlatverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will rule
At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
- שְׁלִ֤טֽוּshelituverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they assaulted
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.