High
עֶלְיוֹןStrong’s H5945elyon (el-yon)
Appears in 53 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Elyon is the Hebrew word usually translated “most high”, “upper” and “o most high”. It appears in 53 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.”
Meaning
- High, upperof Davidic king exalted above monarchs
- Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
How it's translated
- most high 30
- upper 16
- and most high 2
- o most high 2
- to most high 1
- with most high 1
- the upper 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 22
- Genesis 5
- 2 Chronicles 5
- Deuteronomy 3
- Isaiah 3
- Ezekiel 3
15 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
- Genesis 14:20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
- Genesis 14:22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
- Genesis 40:17And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.
- Numbers 24:16He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
- Deuteronomy 26:19And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.
All 53 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
עֶלְיוֹן elyon · high
adj 1) high, upper 1a) of Davidic king exalted above monarchs
עֶלְיוֹן elyon · Most High
Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “high” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HIGH, adjective
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- Extending a great distance above the surface of the earth; elevated; lofty; of great altitude; as a high mountain; a high tower.
- Rising, or having risen, or being far above the earth; elevated; lofty; as a high flight; the clouds are high in the atmosphere.
- Elevated above the horizon; as, how high is the sun? It is an hour high
- Raised above any object.
All definitions and other forms of “high”
- Exalted in nature or dignity.
- Elevated in rank, condition or office.
- Possessing or governed by honorable pride; noble; exalted; magnanimous; dignified; as a man of a high mind.
- Exalted in excellence or extent.
- Difficult; abstruse.
- Boastful; ostentatious.
- Arrogant; proud; lofty; loud.
- Loud; boisterous; threatening or angry.
- Violent; severe; oppressive.
- Public; powerful; triumphant; glorious; or under divine protection.“The children of Israel went out of Egypt with a high hand” Exodus 14:8
- Noble; illustrious; honorable; as a man of high birth.
- Expressive of pride and haughtiness; as high looks. Isaiah 10:12
- Powerful; mighty.“Strong is thy hand, high is thy right hand” Psalms 89:13
- Possessed of supreme power, dominion or excellence.“Thou, Lord, art high above all the earth” Psalms 97:9
- Great; important; solemn; held in veneration.
- Violent; rushing with velocity; tempestuous; as a high wind.
- Tumultuous; turbulent; inflamed; violent; as high passions.
- Full; complete.“It is high time to awake from sleep” Romans 13:11
- Raised; accompanied by, or proceeding from great excitement of the feelings; as high pleasure of body or mind.
- Rich; luxurious; well seasoned; as high fare; high living; high sauces.
- Strong; vivid; deep; as a high color.
- Dear; of a great price, or greater price than usual; as, to purchase at a high rate; goods are high
- Remote from the equator north or south; as a high latitude.
- Remote in past time; early in former time; as high antiquity.
- Extreme; intense; as a high heat.
- Loud; as a high sound. but more generally,
- In music, acute; sharp; as a high note; a high voice; opposed to low or grave.
- Much raised; as high relief [alto relievo.]
- Far advanced in art or science; as high attainments.
- Great; capital; committed against the king, sovereign or state; as high treason, distinguished from petty treason, which is committed against a master or other superior.
- Great; exalted; as a high opinion of one's integrity.
HIGH, noun
An elevated place; superior region; as on high; from on high
- Aloft.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.