Most High
עִלַּיStrong’s H5943illay (il-lay)
Appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Illay is the Aramaic word usually translated “most high the”. It appears in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.”
Meaning
- Highest, the Most High
How it's translated
- most high the 9
- and most high the 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 10
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 4:2In contextI thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
- Daniel 4:17In contextThis matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
- Daniel 4:24In contextThis is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
- Daniel 4:25In contextThat they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
- Daniel 4:32In contextAnd they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
- Daniel 4:34In contextAnd at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
Aramaic dictionary
עִלַּי illay · Most High
highest, the Most High Aramaic of il.li (עִלִּי "upper" H5942)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.