how to say “in power” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /]בַּשִּׁלְטוֹן
To rule, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לשלוט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /], which also means to have a command of something.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /]היא שולטת בחמש שפות.
She has a command of five languages.
Related to לשלוט is the word for ruling power – שלטון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /], while בשלטון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /] means in power.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/שלטון-#.m4a” /]הוא כבר עשרים שנה בשלטון.
He’s been in power already twenty years.
Did you notice the resemblance between שלטון and sultan? The latter derives from Arabic, and both words come from the same Semitic root.