El Elyon Hebrew Meaning
Elyon biblical hebrew.

El elyon hebrew meaning. If el is taken nominally and thus itself definitely god then elyon may be a name also in apposition to el equating the two names god elyon or god highest if el is taken nominally then elyon may be an adjective describing the nature of god as supreme so god the highest or god the most high the most high god. Melchizedek king of salem and priest of the most high god referred to god twice as el elyon. El elyon is usually rendered in english as god most high and similarly in the septuagint as o oeos o psistos god the highest. He is the sovereign god we can put our trust in.
Elyownin elyownin elyonin. Genesis 1417 22 psalms 7835 daniel 434 acts 1617. The term also has mundane uses such as upper where the ending in both roots is a locative not superlative or. Elyon is always translated most high when preceded by el the hebrew word for god it is translated god most high.
The most high god. Bible strongs hebrew 5946 5946. Pronounced el yon the word elyon is an adjective and derives from the hebrew root lh meaning to go up or ascend. Sometimes it occurs by itself numbers 2416 but often together with elthe name el elyon occurs initially in genesis 1418 during the melchizedek scene.
He word el comes from a root word meaning might strength power and probably derives from the ugaritic term for god. The hebrew elyon occurs thirty one times in the old testament. El elyon has supremacy over all the false gods. Masoretic elyon is an epithet of the god of the israelites in the hebrew bible.
The equivalent aramaic word hilay occurs ten times all in the book of daniel. In each case in which the adjective occurs it denotes that which is highest or uppermost. The name elyon is also often teamed up with the tetragrammaton yhwh for instance in psalm 472 and 979 or with the appellation elohim for instance.
























































































