Daniel 7:25:7Dan.7.25.W7TAB
עֶלְיוֹנִּ֖ין
elyonin
“the Most High”
- Transliteration
- e-lyo-NIN
- Extended
- eh-lyoh-NEEN
- IPA
- /ʕɛl.joːnˈniːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Most High
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-lyo-NIN
- phraseyour reading level
u-le-ka-di-SHE e-lyo-NIN
- clause
u-mil-LIN le-TSAD e-li-A i-la-A ye-mal-LIL u-le-ka-di-SHE e-lyo-NIN ye-val-LE
- sentence
u-mil-LIN le-TSAD e-li-A i-la-A ye-mal-LIL u-le-ka-di-SHE e-lyo-NIN ye-val-LE ve-yis-BAR le-hash-na-YA zim-ne-NIN ve-DAT ve-yit-ya-ha-VUN bi-DEH ad-i-DAN ve-i-da-NIN u-fe-LAG i-DAN
Exegesis
The Pael imperfect û-lə-qaḏ-ḏî-šê ʿel-yōn-nîn yə-bal-lê {וּלְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִּין יְבַלֵּ֑א | û-lə-qaḏ-ḏî-šê ʿel-yōn-nîn yə-bal-lê} conveys ongoing oppression of the faithful.
Root and etymology
ʿ–l–yayin–lamed–vav
“high, exalted”
In context — Daniel 7:25
And he will speak words against the Most High , and he will wear out the holy ones of the Most High, and he will plan to change the appointed times and the law; and they will be given into his hand until a time, times, and half a time.
About this coordinate
Daniel 7:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 7:25, so the Hebrew word עֶלְיוֹנִּ֖ין (elyonin) 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 Dan.7.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.7.25.W7.S1) and character.