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šilṭōn שִׁלְטוֹן ‘authority’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: from šālaṭ שָׁלַט ‘to domineer’
Roots: שׁלט

šilṭōn n, m
1) mastery

Mentioned in Ecclesiastes 8:8, 8:4

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