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H7980 - שָׁלַט - shâlaṭ - shaw-lat' - Rule

Original: שָׁלַט

Transliteration: shâlaṭ

Phonetic: shaw-lat'

Short Definition: Rule

Original: שׁלט

Transliteration: shâlaṭ

Phonetic: shaw-lat'

BDB Definition:

  1. to domineer, exercise power over, dominate, have mastery, be master, lord it over
    1. (Qal) to domineer, lord it over, become master
    2. (Hiphil)
      1. to give power of
      2. to get mastery of

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2396

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H7983, H7986, H7989

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