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שׁוּלְטָן‏ n.m. power, rule

power, rule Com. TgO Gen49:10 : לָא יְעִידֵי עָבֵיד שוּלטָן מִדְבֵית יְהוּדָה‏ may the one who exercises power not pass away from the house of Judah. TgJ Ez7:10 : צְמַח שֻלטָנָא הוֹפַע רִשעָא‏ power has sprouted, wickedness has appeared. authority JLAtg, Syr. TgO Ex21:20 : וַאְרֵי יִמחֵי גְבַר יָת עַבדֵיה אוֹ יָת אַמתֵיה בְשוּלטָן‏ should a man strike his servant or maidservant having (full) authority. administrative region PTA, Syr. TN Ex7:28 : ובכל שולטנך ובתנורך ובאצותך‏ . ܒܝܬ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ‏ : idem. : see s.v. PTA, Syr.

ruler Qumran, JLAtg, CPA, Sam, Syr. 4QEnGiants^b06.16 : שלטן שמיא לארעא נחת‏ . TgJ Hab1:14 : כְרִחשָא דְלֵית שֻלטָן עֲלוֹהִי‏ like the vermin that has no ruler over him. people with authority, the authorities PTA, BabMBK, JBAg. TN Gen40:20 : בגו שלטנוי /ביני עבדוי/‏ . TN Gen41:38 : ואמר פרעה לשלטנוי‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 540b; DJBA: 1119b; Jastrow: 1534; Tal Sam: 899a;

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Derivatives:

šwlṭnw, šwlṭnwtˀ (šulṭānū, šulṭānūṯā) n.f. power