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. Numbers 24:16 עֶלְי֑וֹן el.Yon · Describes something

    He saith, who heareth the words of God, And knoweth the knowledge of the Most High, Who seeth the vision of the Almighty, Falling down, and having his eyes open:

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.

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