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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)
Dictionary Aids

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5945 matches the Hebrew עֶלְיוֹן (ʿelyôn),
which occurs 22 times in 22 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:17

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I will give thanks to the LORD according to His righteousness

And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most H5945 High H5945.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:2

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I will rejoice and be jubilant in You;

I will sing praise to Your name, O Most H5945 High H5945.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13

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The LORD also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most H5945 High H5945 uttered His voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:7

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For the king trusts in the LORD,

And through the faithfulness of the Most H5945 High H5945 he will not be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:4

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There is a river whose streams make the city of God happy,

The holy dwelling places of the Most H5945 High H5945.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2

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For the LORD Most H5945 High H5945 is to be feared,

A great King over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:14

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“Offer God a sacrifice of thanksgiving

And pay your vows to the Most H5945 High H5945;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:2

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I will cry to God Most H5945 High H5945,

To God who accomplishes all things for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:11

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They say, “How does God know?

And is there knowledge [fn]with the Most H5945 High H5945?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:10

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Then I said, “It is my [fn]grief,

That the right hand of the Most H5945 High H5945 has changed.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:17

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Yet they still continued to sin against Him,

To rebel against the Most H5945 High H5945 in the desert.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:35

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And they remembered that God was their rock,

And the Most H5945 High H5945 God their Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56

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Yet they [fn]tempted and rebelled against the Most H5945 High H5945 God

And did not keep His testimonies,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:6

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[fn]I said, “You are gods,

And all of you are sons of the Most H5945 High H5945.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:18

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So that they will know that You alone, whose name is the LORD,

Are the Most H5945 High H5945 over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:5

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But of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her”;

And the Most H5945 High H5945 Himself will establish her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:27

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“I will also make him My firstborn,

The highest H5945 of the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1

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One who dwells in the shelter of the Most H5945 High H5945

Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9

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[fn]For you have made the LORD, my refuge,

The Most H5945 High H5945, your dwelling place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:1

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A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.

It is good to give thanks to the LORD

And to sing praises to Your name, Most H5945 High H5945;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:9

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For You are the LORD Most H5945 High H5945 over all the earth;

You are exalted far above all [fn]gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11

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Because they had rebelled against the words of God

And rejected the plan of the Most H5945 High H5945.

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