2 Samuel 22:14:42 Sam.22.14.W4TAB
וְעֶלְי֖וֹן
veelyon
“and Most High”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-YON
- Extended
- veh-ehl-YOHN
- IPA
- /və.ʕɛlˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Most High
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-el-YON
- clause
ve-el-YON yit-TEN ko-LO
- sentence
yar-EM min-sha-MA-yim ye-ho-VAH ve-el-YON yit-TEN ko-LO
Exegesis
The divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֑ה | Yəhōwāh} appears before the second clause, which opens with the conjunction vav in veelyon {וְעֶלְי֖וֹן | wəʿelyôn} ‘and Most High’, creating parallel divine titles.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-yayin–lamed–yod
“high, exalted”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:14
The LORD thundered from the heavens, and the Most High sounded His voice.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 22:14, so the Hebrew word וְעֶלְי֖וֹן (veelyon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Sam.22.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.14.W4.S1) and character.