HebrewH5945Adjective

עֶלְיוֹן

el.yon

42Occurrences
H5945Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme

from H5927 (עָלָה);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adj 1) high, upper 1a) of Davidic king exalted above monarchs

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

עֶלְיוֹן appears 42 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Psalms
11
2 Chronicles
5
Genesis
5
Deuteronomy
3
Ezk
3
Isaiah
3
2 Kings
2
Jeremiah
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 7:24BSB

His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth-horon, as well as Uzzen-sheerah.

2 Kings 18:17BSB

Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

Genesis 14:18BSB

Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High —

Jeremiah 20:2BSB

he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

Psalms 50:14BSB

Sacrifice a thank offering to God,and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.