Genesis 14:22:9Gen.14.22.W9TAB
עֶלְי֔וֹן
elyon
“Most High”
- Transliteration
- el-YON
- Extended
- ehl-YOHN
- IPA
- /ʕɛl.ˈjoːn/
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
EL el-YON
- clause
ha-ri-MO-ti ya-DI el-Ye-ho-VAH EL el-YON ko-NEH sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM el-ME-lekh se-DOM ha-ri-MO-ti ya-DI el-Ye-ho-VAH EL el-YON ko-NEH sha-MA-yim va-A-rets
Exegesis
The phrase el YHWH El Elyon {אֶל־יְהוָה אֵל עֶלְיוֹן | ʾel-YHWH ʾēl ʿel-yôn} unites the covenant name and the title Most High, emphasizing Abram’s exclusive loyalty to the supreme Divine.
Root and etymology
ʿ-l-y
“to go up, be high”
In context — Genesis 14:22
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:22:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 14:22, so the Hebrew word עֶלְי֔וֹן (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.14.22.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.22.W9.S1) and character.