Psalm 21:7:5Ps.21.7.W5TABWLC Psalms 21:8
עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן
eleyon
“of the Most High”
- Transliteration
- e-le-YON
- Extended
- eh-leh-YOHN
- IPA
- /ʕɛlˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a 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
e-le-YON
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-KHE-sed e-le-YON
- clause
u-ve-KHE-sed e-le-YON bal-yim-MOT
- sentence
ki-ha-ME-lekh bo-TE-akh va-ye-ho-VAH u-ve-KHE-sed e-le-YON bal-yim-MOT
Exegesis
The adjective elyon {עֶלְיוֹן | ʿel-yōn} emphasizes God’s supremacy.
Root and etymology
Rootayin-lamed-yod
“high, exalted”
In context — Psalm 21:7
For the king trusts in the LORD and in the lovingkindness of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
About this coordinate
Psalm 21:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Psalm 21:7, so the Hebrew word עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן (eleyon) 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.21.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.21.7.W5.S1) and character.