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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.
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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

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:17 - I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:2 - I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 - The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:7 - For the king trusts in the LORD; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:4 - There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2 - For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:14 - “Sacrifice thank offerings to God, fulfill your vows to the Most High,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:2 - I cry out to God Most High, to God, who vindicates me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:11 - They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:10 - Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:17 - But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:35 - They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56 - But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:6 - “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:18 - Let them know that you, whose name is the LORD— that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:5 - Indeed, of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High himself will establish her.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:27 - And I will appoint him to be my firstborn, the most exalted of the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1 - Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9 - If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:1 - [fn]A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:9 - For you, LORD, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 - because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
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