Strong’s definition
mighty; abstractly, permission; concretely, a premier
KJV gloss list in the source
captain, be lawful, rule(-r).
Source pronunciation notation: shal-leet'
Derivation recorded by Strong
(Aramaic) corresponding to H7989 (שַׁלִּיט);
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