עֶלְיוֹן

el.yon · Most High

Hebrew · Strong's H5945 · Noun · Sounds like: el-yone' · 53 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • Most High H5945B · in Hebrew of 25
  • high H5945A 20
  • (LORD) Most High H5945H · a Part of 5
  • Upper (Beth Horon) H5945G · a Part of 3

Strong's dictionary

from עָלָה; an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme; (Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עֶלְיוֹן 22 adj.
1. high
2. upper Bethhoron, the upper (opp. lower) of house
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
עֶלְיוֹן n.m. Highest, Most High
1. name of God
2. of rulers, either monarchs or angel-princes

Every occurrence

  1. Nehemiah 3:25 הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן ha.'el.Yon · Describes something

    Palal the son of Uzai repaired over against the turning of the wall, and the tower that standeth out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh repaired.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

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