עַל
al
“Most High”
Definition
properly, the top; specifically, the highest (i.e. God); also (adverb) aloft, to Jehovah
from H5927 (עָלָה);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun
H:N-M / H:Adv
H:N-M / H:Adv
Occurrences
עַל appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
These are the last words of David:“The oracle of David son of Jesse,the oracle of the man raised on high,the one anointed by the God of Jacob,and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
My people are bent on turning from Me.Though they call to the Most High,He will by no means exalt them.
They turn, but not to the Most High;they are like a faulty bow.Their leaders will fall by the swordfor the cursing of their tongue;for this they will be ridiculedin the land of Egypt.
He summons the heavens above,and the earth, that He may judge His people:
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