Psalm 18:13:4Ps.18.13.W4TABWLC Psalms 18:14
וְעֶלְיוֹן
veelyon
“and the Most High”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-YON
- Extended
- veh-el-YOHN
- IPA
- /vəʕelˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the 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
- sentence
va-yir-AM ba-sha-MA-yim ye-ho-VAH ve-el-YON yit-TEN ko-LO ba-RAD ve-ga-ha-LE-Esh
Exegesis
The parallel divine titles YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} “LORD” and ʿelyōn {עֶלְיוֹן | ʿelyōn} “Most High” underscore transcendent sovereignty.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–lamed–yod
“to ascend, be high”
In context — Psalm 18:13
And the LORD thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave his voice—hail stones and coals-of-fire .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Psalm 18:13, so the Hebrew word וְעֶלְיוֹן (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 Ps.18.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.13.W4.S1) and character.