שלטון

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ל־ט (š-l-ṭ)

From the root שׁ־ל־ט (sh-l-t, “Forming words relating to controlling.”), compare with שָׁלַט (shalát, “to rule”).

Cf Arabic root س-ل-ط [e.g. سُلطان (sultān, “sultan, ruler”)]

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃilˈton/

Noun

שִׁלְטוֹן • (shiltón) m (plural indefinite שִׁלְטוֹנוֹת) [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]

reign, rule, rulership
government, authority

Derived terms

שִׁלְטוֹנִי (shiltoni)

Further reading

H7983 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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