Strong’s definition
{a potentate}
KJV gloss list in the source
ruler.
Source pronunciation notation: shil-tone'
Derivation recorded by Strong
(Aramaic) or שִׁלְטֹןlemma שִׁלְטן missing vowel, corrected to שִׁלְטֹן; corresponding to H7983 (שִׁלְטוֹן)
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