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ʿelyōn עֶלְיוֹןAhigh, BHighest’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿālā עָלָה ‘to ascend’
Roots: עלה
Variants: עֶלְיוֹן, עֶלְיוֹן

ʿelyōn Aadj Bn, m
Aadj
1) high, upper
 1a) of Davidic king exalted above monarchs
B1) Highest, Most High
 1a) name of God
 1b) of rulers, either monarchs or angel-princes

Mentioned in Genesis 14:19, 14:22, 40:17, 14:18, 14:20 Numbers 24:16 Deuteronomy 32:8, 26:19, 28:1 Joshua 16:5 2 Samuel 22:14 1 Kings 9:8 2 Kings 18:17, 15:35 Isaiah 7:3, 36:2, 14:14 Jeremiah 36:10, 20:2 Ezekiel 9:2, 42:5, 41:7 Psalms 73:11, 87:5, 57:3, 78:35, 107:11, 46:5, 50:14, 78:56, 82:6, 97:9, 77:11, 89:28, 47:3, 83:19, 18:14, 91:9, 21:8, 7:18, 9:3, 92:2, 78:17, 91:1 Lamentations 3:35, 3:38 Nehemiah 3:25 1 Chronicles 7:24 2 Chronicles 23:20, 7:21, 8:5, 27:3, 32:30

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