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Lexicon :: Strong's H5945 - ʿelyôn

Aa
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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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

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:18 - And Melchizedek, king of Salem, the priest of the Most High God, took bread and wine,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:19 - And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:20 - And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:22 - But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:17 - And in the top basket were all sorts of cooked meats for Pharaoh; and the birds were taking them out of the baskets on my head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:16 - He says, whose ear is open to the words of God, who has knowledge of the Most High, who has seen the vision of the Ruler of all, falling down and having his eyes open:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:19 - And that he will make you high over all the nations he has made, in praise, in name, and in honour, and that you are to be a holy people to the Lord your God as he has said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:1 - Now if you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep with care all these orders which I have given you today, then the Lord your God will put you high over all the nations of the earth:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:8 - When the Most High gave the nations their heritage, separating into groups the children of men, he had the limits of the peoples marked out, keeping in mind the number of the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:5 - And the limit of the land of the children of Ephraim by their families was marked out in this way: the limit of their heritage to the east was Ataroth-addar, to Beth-horon the higher;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:14 - The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:8 - And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder at it and make whistling sounds; and they will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:35 - But he did not take away the high places, and the people still went on making offerings and burning them in the high places. He was the builder of the higher doorway of the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's field.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:24 - And his daughter was Sheerah, the builder of Beth-horon the lower and the higher, and Uzzen-sheerah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:21 - And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, and will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:5 - And of Beth-horon the higher and the lower, walled towns with walls and doorways and locks;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:20 - Then he took the captains of hundreds and the chiefs and the rulers of the people and all the people of the land, and they came down with the king from the house of the Lord through the higher doorway into the king's house, and put the king on the seat of the kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 27:3 - He put up the higher doorway of the house of the Lord, and did much building on the wall of the Ophel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30 - It was Hezekiah who had the higher spring of the water of Gihon stopped, and the water taken down on the west side of the town of David. In everything he undertook, Hezekiah did well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:25 - Palal, the son of Uzai, made good the wall opposite the angle and the tower which comes out from the higher part of the king's house, by the open space of the watch. After him was Pedaiah, the son of Parosh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:17 - I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to 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 have delight in you: I will make a song of praise to your name, O Most High.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 - The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:7 - For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:2 - For the Lord Most High is to be feared; he is a great King over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:14 - Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:2 - I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:11 - And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:10 - And I said, It is a weight on my spirit; but I will keep in mind the years of the right hand of the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:17 - And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:35 - In the memory that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their saviour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56 - But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:18 - So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 87:5 - And of Zion it will be said, This or that man had his birth there; and the Most High will make her strong.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:27 - And I will make him the first of my sons, most high over the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1 - Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9 - Because you have said, I am in the hands of the Lord, the Most High is my safe resting-place;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:1 - <A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.> It is a good thing to give praise to the Lord, and to make melody to your name, O Most High;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:9 - For you, Lord, are most high over the earth; you are lifted up over all other gods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:11 - Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:3 - Then the Lord said to Isaiah, Go out now, you and Shear-jashub, your son, and you will come across Ahaz at the end of the stream flowing from the higher pool, in the highway of the washerman's field;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:14 - I will go higher than the clouds; I will be like the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - And the king of Assyria sent the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a strong force, and he took up his position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:2 - And Pashhur gave blows to Jeremiah and had his feet chained in a framework of wood in the higher doorway of Benjamin, which was in the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:10 - Then Baruch gave a public reading of the words of Jeremiah from the book, in the house of the Lord, in the room of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher square, as one goes in by the new doorway of the Lord's house, in the hearing of all the people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:35 - In his turning away the right of a man before the face of the Most High.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:38 - Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

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