Dominion
שׇׁלְטָןStrong’s H7985sholtan (shol-tan)
Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sholtan is the Aramaic word usually translated “dominion his”, “dominion of” and “dominion your”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
“How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.”
Meaning
- Dominion, sovereigntyrealm
How it's translated
- and dominion his 3
- dominion his 2
- a dominion of 2
- and dominion your 1
- dominion of 1
- and dominion 1
- dominion their 1
- dominion 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 9
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 4:22In contextIt is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
- Daniel 4:34In contextAnd at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
- Daniel 6:26In contextI make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.
- Daniel 7:6In contextAfter this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
- Daniel 7:12In contextAs concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
- Daniel 7:14In contextAnd there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Aramaic dictionary
שׇׁלְטָן sholtan · dominion
1) dominion, sovereignty 1a) dominion, sovereignty 1b) realm
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “dominion” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DOMINION, noun
[Latin See Dominant.]
- Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling.“The dominion of the Most High is an everlasting dominion” Daniel 4:34
- Power to direct, control, use and dispose of at pleasure; right of possession and use without being accountable; as the private dominion of individuals.
- Territory under a government; region; country; district governed, or within the limits of the authority of a prince or state; as the British dominions.
- Government; right of governing.
All definitions
- Predominance; ascendant.
- An order of angels.“Whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers” Colossians 1:16
- Persons governed.“Judah was his sanctuary; Israel his dominion” Psalms 114:2
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.