Lexical Definition

‎שַׁלִּיט‎ shallîyṭ (shal-leet') domineering ^H:A
from ‎שָׁלַט‎

governor, mighty, that hath power, ruler.

• potent
• concretely, a prince or warrior

1) having mastery, domineering, master
1a) having mastery
1a1) ruler (subst)
1b) domineering, imperious

See Greek: δυνάστης · ἐξουσία · κύριος

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: shal.lit (‎ש‎ַׁ‎ל‎ִּ‎יט‎ "ruling" שַׁלִּיט)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שַׁלִּיט‎ adjective having mastery, domineering; —

1. having mastery: ‎בָּרוּחַ‎ ‎׳‎‎אֵין אָדָם שׁ‎ Eccl 8:8 elsewhere as substantive ‎׳‎‎הַשּׁ‎ the ruler Eccl 10:5, so (with ‎עַלהָֿאָרֶץ‎) Gen 42:6 (probably late substitution for original word of E); plural as substantive ‎שַׁלִּיטִים‎ Eccl 7:19 (specifically of Alexander's successors Perles^{Anal. 42}).

2. domineering, imperious, feminine singular (Kö ^{ii. 10. 201}) ‎אִשָּׁה זוֺנָה‎ ‎שַׁלָּ֑טֶת‎ Ezek 16:30 (Jerusalem personified).

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