Genesis 14:18:10Gen.14.18.W10TAB
עֶלְיֽוֹן׃
elyon
“Most High”
- Transliteration
- el-YON
- Extended
- ehl-YOHN
- IPA
- /ʕɛlˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-YON
- phraseyour reading level
le-EL el-YON
- clause
ve-HU kho-HEN le-EL el-YON
- sentence
u-mal-ki-TSE-dek ME-lekh sha-LEM ho-TSI LE-khem va-YA-yin ve-HU kho-HEN le-EL el-YON
Exegesis
The emphatic pronoun vehu {וְה֥וּא | wə-hûʾ} ‘and he’ shifts focus to the same figure, introducing a nominal clause kohen le-El elyon {כֹהֵן לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן | kō-hēn lə-ʾēl ʿel-yôn} where the copula is implied. This juxtaposition of kingly and priestly designations underscores Melchizedek’s dual function and establishes his service to the Most High.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-y
“exalted”
In context — Genesis 14:18
And Melchizedek, king of Salem, presented bread and wine; he ministered as priest of God Most High .
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 14:18, so the Hebrew word עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ (elyon) 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 Gen.14.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.18.W10.S1) and character.