שׇׁלְטָן
shol.tan
“dominion”
Definition
empire (abstractly or concretely)
(Aramaic) from H7981 (שְׁלֵט);
- dominion, sovereignty 1a) dominion, sovereignty 1b) realm
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
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Occurrences
שׇׁלְטָן appears 5 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but they were granted an extension of life for a season and a time.
And He was given dominion,glory, and kingship,that the people of every nation and languageshould serve Him.His dominion is an everlasting dominionthat will not pass away,and His kingdom is onethat will never be destroyed.
But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.
Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will serve and obey Him.’
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