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Lexicon :: Strong's H5945 - ʿelyôn

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עֶלְיוֹן
Transliteration
ʿelyôn
Pronunciation
el-yone'
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Part of Speech
adjective, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1624g,1624h

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: עליון.

Strong’s Definitions

עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn, el-yone'; from H5927; an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (comparison); as title, the Supreme:—(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x

The KJV translates Strong's H5945 in the following manner: High (18x), most high (9x), high (9x), upper (8x), higher (4x), highest (2x), above (1x), Highest (1x), uppermost (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x
The KJV translates Strong's H5945 in the following manner: High (18x), most high (9x), high (9x), upper (8x), higher (4x), highest (2x), above (1x), Highest (1x), uppermost (1x).
adjective

  1. high, upper

    1. of Davidic king exalted above monarchs

      masculine noun

  2. Highest, Most High

    1. name of God

    2. of rulers, either monarchs or angel-princes

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn, el-yone'; from H5927; an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (comparison); as title, the Supreme:—(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).
STRONGS H5945: Abbreviations
I. עֶלְיוֺן 22 adjective
1. high; — masculine singular ע׳ Deuteronomy 26:19; Deuteronomy 28:1; 1 Kings 9:8 (? reading הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה הָע׳ as LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Benz) = 2 Chronicles 7:21, of י׳ Psalm 97:9.
2. upper Bethhoron, ע׳ Joshua 16:5 העליון 1 Chronicles 7:24; 2 Chronicles 8:5, the upper (opposed to lower), of house Nehemiah 3:25; compare 2 Kings 15:35; 2 Chronicles 23:20 + 5 times, + Genesis 40:17 (uppermost basket); feminine singular הָעֶלְיוֺנָה the upper pool 2 Kings 18:17 = Isaiah 36:2; Isaiah 7:3; the highest side-chamber (צֵלָע) Ezekiel 41:7; feminine plural הָעֶלְיוֺנֹת Ezekiel 42:5 the upper chambers (לְשָׁכוֺת).
3. of Davidic king exalted above monarchs Psalm 89:28 [Psalm 89:27] (compare Deuteronomy 28:1, above).

† II. עֶלְיוֺן noun masculine Highest, Most High (probably = foregoing (above)); —
1. name of God Numbers 24:16; Deuteronomy 32:8; Psalm 18:14 [Psalm 18:13] [= 2 Samuel 22:14; Psalm 9:3 [Psalm 9:2]; Psalm 21:8 [Psalm 21:7]; Psalm 46:5 [Psalm 46:4]; Psalm 50:14; Psalm 73:11; Psalm 77:11 [Psalm 77:10]; Psalm 78:17; Psalm 83:19 [Psalm 83:18]; Psalm 87:5; Psalm 91:1; Psalm 91:9; Psalm 92:2 [Psalm 92:1]; Psalm 107:11; Isaiah 14:14; Lamentations 3:35, Lamentations 3:38; with other divine names: אל עליון Genesis 14:18, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:20, Genesis 14:22 (see Di) Psalm 78:35; יהוה עליון Psalm 7:18 [Psalm 7:17]; Psalm 47:3; אלהים עליון Psalm 57:3 [Psalm 47:2]; Psalm 78:56.
2. of rulers, either monarchs or angel-princes, בְּנֵי עֶלְיוֺן = אלהים Psalm 82:6.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

14:18; 14:19; 14:20; 14:22; 40:17

Numbers

24:16

Deuteronomy

26:19; 28:1; 28:1; 32:8

Joshua

16:5

2 Samuel

22:14

1 Kings

9:8

2 Kings

15:35; 18:17

1 Chronicles

7:24

2 Chronicles

7:21; 8:5; 23:20

Nehemiah

3:25

Psalms

7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 21:7; 46:4; 47:2; 47:3; 50:14; 73:11; 77:10; 78:17; 78:35; 78:56; 82:6; 83:18; 87:5; 89:27; 91:1; 91:9; 92:1; 97:9; 107:11

Isaiah

7:3; 14:14; 36:2

Lamentations

3:35; 3:38

Ezekiel

41:7; 42:5

H5945

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Strong's Number H5945 matches the Hebrew עֶלְיוֹן (ʿelyôn),
which occurs 53 times in 53 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 14:18–Lam 3:38)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:18 - And Melchizedek king of Salem hath brought out bread and wine, and he is priest of God Most High;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:19 - and he blesseth him, and saith, 'Blessed is Abram to God Most High, possessing heaven and earth;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:20 - and blessed is God Most High, who hath delivered thine adversaries into thy hand;' and he giveth to him a tenth of all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:22 - and Abram saith unto the king of Sodom, 'I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessing heaven and earth --

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:17 - and in the uppermost basket are of all kinds of Pharaoh's food, work of a baker; and the birds are eating them out of the basket, from off my head.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:16 - An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:19 - so as to make thee uppermost above all the nations whom He hath made for a praise, and for a name, and for beauty, and for thy being a holy people to Jehovah thy God, as He hath spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:1 - 'And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:8 - In the Most High causing nations to inherit, In His separating sons of Adam -- He setteth up the borders of the peoples By the number of the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:5 - And the border of the sons of Ephraim is by their families; and the border of their inheritance is on the east, Atroth-Addar unto Beth-Horon the upper;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:14 - Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:8 - as to this house, that is high, every one passing by it is astonished, and hath hissed, and they have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 15:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:35 - Only, the high places have not turned aside -- yet are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places; he hath built the high gate of the house of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - And the king of Asshur sendeth Tartan, and the chief of the eunuchs, and the chief of the butlers, from Lachish, unto king Hezekiah, with a heavy force, to Jerusalem, and they go up and come in to Jerusalem, and they go up, and come in and stand by the conduit of the upper pool that is in the highway of the fuller's field.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:24 - and his daughter is Sherah, and she buildeth Beth-Horon, the lower and the upper, and Uzzen-Sherah --

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:21 - 'And this house that hath been high, to every one passing by it, is an astonishment, and he hath said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land, and to this house?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:5 - And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower -- cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar --

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:20 - And he taketh the heads of the hundreds, and the honourable ones, and the rulers among the people, and all the people of the land, and bringeth down the king from the house of Jehovah, and they come in through the high gate to the house of the king, and cause the king to sit on the throne of the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:3 - He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30 - And Hezekiah himself hath stopped the upper source of the waters of Gihon, and directeth them beneath to the west of the city of David, and Hezekiah prospereth in all his work;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:25 - Palal son of Uzai, from over-against the angle, and the tower that is going out from the upper house of the king that is at the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah son of Parosh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:17 - I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:2 - I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 - And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:7 - For the king is trusting in Jehovah, And in the kindness of the Most High He is not moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:4 - A river -- its rivulets rejoice the city of God, Thy holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2 - For Jehovah Most High is fearful, A great king over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:14 - Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:2 - I call to God Most High, To God who is perfecting for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:11 - And they have said, 'How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:10 - And I say: 'My weakness is, The changes of the right hand of the Most High.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:17 - And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:35 - And they remember that God is their rock, And God Most High their redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:56

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56 - And they tempt and provoke God Most High, And His testimonies have not kept.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 82:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:6 - I -- I have said, 'Gods ye are, And sons of the Most High -- all of you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:18 - And they know that Thou -- (Thy name is Jehovah -- by Thyself,) Art the Most High over all the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 87:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:5 - And of Zion it is said: Each one was born in her, And He, the Most High, doth establish her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:27 - I also first-born do appoint him, Highest of the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1 - He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9 - (For Thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge,) The Most High thou madest thy habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:1 - A Psalm. -- A Song for the sabbath-day. Good to give thanks to Jehovah, And to sing praises to Thy name, O Most High,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:9 - For Thou, Jehovah, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly Thou hast been exalted over all gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 - Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:3 - And Jehovah saith unto Isaiah, 'Go forth, I pray thee, to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-Jashub thy son, unto the end of the conduit of the upper pool, unto the highway of the fuller's field,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:14 - I go up above the heights of a thick cloud, I am like to the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - And the king of Asshur sendeth Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, unto the king Hezekiah, with a heavy force, and he standeth by the conduit of the upper pool, in the highway of the fuller's field,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:2 - and Pashhur smiteth Jeremiah the prophet, and putteth him unto the stocks, that are by the high gate of Benjamin, that is by the house of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:10 - and Baruch readeth in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah, in the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the opening of the new gate of the house of Jehovah, in the ears of all the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:35 - To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:38 - From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

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