שָׁלְטָן֙

𐤔𐤋𐤈𐤍

shaletan

dominion

(Aramaic) from שְׁלֵט; empire (abstractly or concretely); dominion.

H7985

Daniel 7:14 · Word #3

Lexicon H7985

Lemmaשׇׁלְטָן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤋𐤈𐤍
Transliterationsholṭân
Strong'sH7985
In-contextdominion

Morphology ANcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7985-01

ruling-authority

Morphological NotesAramaic noun, common masculine singular; appears primarily in the construct state (ANcmsc) and once in the absolute state (ANcmsa). No pronominal suffixes are attached. The construct form links it to a following genitive.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the Aramaic root שלט, meaning "to rule" or "to exercise mastery." Rendering it as "ruling-authority" preserves the active sense of exercised power inherent in the root while reflecting its masculine singular form (as shown in the morphology), whether in construct ("ruling-authority of…") or absolute state.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שלט (to rule, to have mastery, to exercise authority, to control)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7989-01 hashalit the ruling one
H7980-01 lishelot to exercise dominion
H7980-02 shalat he exercised dominion

Word Usage (14 occurrences of H7985)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 3:33 וְ/שָׁלְטָנֵ֖/הּ veshaletaneh and-dominion-his
Daniel 4:19 וְ/שָׁלְטָנָ֖/ךְ veshaletanakhe and your dominion
Daniel 4:31 שָׁלְטָנֵ/הּ֙ shaletaneh his-dominion