Lexical Definition

‎שַׁלִּיט‎ shallîyṭ (shal-leet') ruling ^A:A
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎שַׁלִּיט‎

captain, be lawful, rule(-r).

• mighty
• abstractly, permission
• concretely, a premier

1) having mastery, having authority, ruling
1a) having or exercising mastery, ruling
1b) ruler (subst)
1c) having authority
1c1) it is authorised

Extended Information

Aramaic of: שַׁלִּיט

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שַׁלִּיט‎ adjective having mastery, ruling; — absolute ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎ Ezra 7:24 +, emphatic ‎אָ֯‎ Dan 2:15 masculine plural ‎שְׁלִיטִין‎ Ezra 4:20, ‎מִן‎- Dan 4:23* —

1. having, exercising, mastery:
a. of God, followed by ‎ב‎, Dan 4:14*; Dan 4:22*; Dan 4:29*; Dan 5:21 absolute, of heavens Dan 4:23*
b. of kings Ezra 4:20 (‎ב‎).

2. as noun = ruler Dan 2:10, captain vDan 2:15.

3. having authority to do a thing (Infinitive), hence impersonal = it is authorized, Ezra 7:24 (so often in Syriac; compare S-C^{A 11} + ‎אנת שליט למבנה‎).

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