H7985 H7985
Dominion, sovereign authority; Aramaic term for ruling power, especially God's eternal reign in Daniel.
An Aramaic noun used exclusively in Daniel to denote sovereign dominion and ruling authority. It describes both human and divine kingship, but its theological weight falls overwhelmingly on God's eternal reign: 'His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away' (Dan 7:14). The word appears in Nebuchadnezzar's doxologies acknowledging divine sovereignty after humbling experiences (Dan 4:3, 34) and in Darius's decree that all must tremble before the God of Daniel, 'whose dominion shall be to the end' (Dan 6:26). Daniel 7 uses it repeatedly to contrast the temporary dominion of beastly empires with the everlasting dominion given to the Son of Man and the saints of the Most High (Dan 7:6, 12, 14, 26–27).
Senses
1. dominion, sovereign authority — Sovereign dominion or ruling authority (שָׁלְטָן), an Aramaic noun confined to Daniel. German 'Herrschaft' and Spanish 'dominio' precisely mirror the semantic range. The term spans human political rule — the dominion stripped from defeated beasts (Dan 7:6, 12) — and divine eternal sovereignty — the dominion that 'shall not be destroyed' (Dan 7:14, 27). Nebuchadnezzar uses it to confess God's supremacy after his madness (Dan 4:3, 34), and Darius echoes the formula (Dan 6:26). The emphatic state שָׁלְטָנָא appears when the dominion is given to the saints (Dan 7:27), marking eschatological climax. 14×
AR["السَّلَاطِينِ", "سُلْطَانٌ", "سُلْطَانُهُ", "سُلْطَانُهُمْ", "سُلْطَانِ", "وَ-السُّلْطَانُ", "وَ-سُلْطَانٌ", "وَ-سُلْطَانُكَ", "وَ-سُلْطَانُهُ"]·ben["এবং-কর্তৃত্ব", "এবং-তাঁর-কর্তৃত্ব", "এবং-তার-কর্তৃত্ব", "এবং-তোমার-কর্তৃত্ব", "এবং-যার-কর্তৃত্ব", "কর্তৃত্ব", "কর্তৃত্বগুলি", "তাঁর-কর্তৃত্ব", "তাদের-কর্তৃত্ব", "শাসনে"]·DE["Herrschaft", "seine-Herrschaft", "und-Herrschaft", "und-seine-Herrschaft"]·EN["His-dominion", "and-His-dominion", "and-dominion", "and-his-dominion", "and-the-dominion", "and-your-dominion", "dominion", "dominion-of", "dominions", "their-dominion"]·FR["[ושלטנא]", "[ושלטנך]", "[שלטנהון]", "[שלטניא]", "domination", "et-domination", "et-sa-domination", "sa-domination"]·heb["ה-שלטונות", "ו-ה-שלטון", "ו-שלטון", "ו-שלטונו", "ו-שלטונך", "שלטון", "שלטונו", "שלטונם"]·HI["अधिकार", "अधिकारी", "उनका-अधिकार", "उसका-अधिकार", "उसका-प्रभुत्व", "और-अधिकार", "और-उसका-अधिकार", "और-उसका-प्रभुत्व", "और-तेरा-प्रभुत्व", "प्रभुत्व"]·ID["-penguasa-penguasa", "Kekuasaan-Nya", "dan-kekuasaan", "dan-kekuasaan-Nya", "dan-kekuasaanmu", "dan-kekuasaannya", "kekuasaan", "kekuasaan-Nya", "kekuasaan-mereka"]·IT["dominio", "e-dominio", "e-il-suo-dominio", "il-suo-dominio"]·jav["Panguwaosipun", "lan-panguwaos", "lan-panguwaosipun", "lan-paprentahan-panjenengan", "lan-paprentahanipun", "panguwaos", "panguwaosipun", "paprentahan", "paprentahanipun", "para-panguwasa", "wilayah"]·KO["권세", "권세들이", "권세와", "그-의-주권-은", "그것들의-권세가", "그리고-권세가", "그리고-권세와", "그리고-그-의-주권-은", "그리고-그의-권세를", "그의-권세는", "당신-의-주권-은", "영역-에서", "주권-"]·PT["Seu-domínio", "domínio", "domínio-de", "e-domínio", "e-o-domínio", "e-seu-domínio", "e-teu-domínio", "os-domínios", "seu-domínio", "é-domínio-de"]·RU["владении", "владычества", "владычество", "владычество-Его", "власть", "власть-Его", "власть-их", "и-владычество-Его", "и-владычество-твоё", "и-власть", "и-власть-его"]·ES["dominio", "dominio-de", "dominio-de-ellas", "dominio-de-él", "los-dominios", "su-dominio", "y-dominio", "y-dominio-de-él", "y-el-dominio", "y-su-dominio", "y-tu-dominio"]·SW["na-utawala", "na-utawala-Wake", "na-utawala-wake", "na-utawala-wako", "ni-utawala-wa", "utawala", "utawala-Wake", "utawala-wa", "utawala-wao", "watawala"]·TR["egemenlik", "egemenlikler", "egemenlikleri", "egemenliği", "hükümdanlığında", "ve-egemenlik", "ve-egemenliği", "ve-egemenliğin", "ve-egemenliğini"]·urd["اور-اُس-کی-حکومت", "اور-اُس-کی-سلطنت", "اور-تیری-سلطنت", "اور-حکومت", "اُس-کی-حکومت", "اُس-کی-سلطنت", "اُن-کی-حکومت", "حکومت", "حکومت-میں", "حکومتوں-نے", "سلطنت-ہے"]
Related Senses
G2962 1. Lord (divine title) (661×)H0136 1. Lord (divine title) (440×)H0113 1. lord, human superior (249×)G1849 1. authority, power (91×)H6485a 2. Qal: punish, bring judgment (63×)H8198 1. maidservant, female slave (63×)G2962 2. master, lord (human authority) (61×)H0034 1. needy, poor, destitute (61×)H0519 1. female servant, maidservant (56×)H6041 1. poor, needy person (55×)H0113 2. master, owner of servants (49×)H4910 1. Qal: to have dominion, exercise power over (44×)H1800 1. poor, needy (socioeconomic) (38×)H3515 1. heavy, severe, grievous (36×)G4434 1. (34×)G5092 1. honor, esteem, respect (33×)H6485a 4. Qal: visit, attend to, care for (32×)H3513 1. honor / show respect (Piel) (30×)H4910 2. Qal: to rule, govern (administrative authority) (27×)H4513 1. withhold, restrain, hold back (25×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שָׁלְטָן (K§ 61, 3, Beisp. α)) n.m. Dn 7:6 dominion;—שׁ׳ abs. Dn 7:6, 14, cstr. 6:27 +; emph. שָׁלְטָנָא 7:27; sf. שָׁלְטָנָךְ 4:19, -נֵהּ 3:33 +, -נְהוֹן 7:12; pl. emph. שָׁלְטָנַיָּא 7:27;— 1. dominion, sovereignty (usually of God): Dn 3:33; 4:19, 31(×2) 6:27b 7:6, 12, 14(×3), 26, 27(×2). 2. realm 6:27a. שִׁלְטוֹן v. p. 1127.