# H7981 שְׁלֵט

שְׁלֵט (shᵉlêṭ), Strong’s H7981: {to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit} KJV: have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.. Occurs 7 times.

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*shᵉlêṭ* — {to dominate, i.e. govern; by implication, to permit}

KJV: have the mastery, have power, bear rule, be (make) ruler.

Occurs 7 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- שְׁלֵט vb. have power, rule (BH (q.v.) late)
- Pe. have power upon
- Haph. make ruler

## Where it occurs
- [Daniel 2:38](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=38) — Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and…
- [Daniel 2:39](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=39) — “After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you; and another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule…
- [Daniel 2:48](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/2?v=48) — Then the king made Daniel great and gave him many great gifts, and made him rule over the whole province of Babylon and…
- [Daniel 3:27](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/3?v=27) — The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, being gathered together, saw these…
- [Daniel 5:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/5?v=7) — The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Kasdim, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise…
- [Daniel 5:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/5?v=16) — But I have heard of you, that you can give interpretations and dissolve doubts. Now if you can read the writing and…
- [Daniel 6:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/daniel/6?v=25) — The king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them…