עַל
al · on high, above
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5920 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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al (עַל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “on high, above”.
What is high, above. In 2 Samuel 23:1, "raised on high". In some passages it is used to speak of God as "the One on high".
How to say it
al
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The highest; the lofty place, toward heaven.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- above ×1
- height ×1
- high ×1
- upward ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 23:1
These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, and the oracle of the man who was raised on high, the anointed of the Elohim of Jacob, and the pleasant one in the psalms of Israel:
- Psalms 50:4
He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, to judge his people:
- Hosea 7:16
They turn, but not upward; they have become like a deceitful bow; their princes will fall by the sword because of the fury of their tongue; this will be their derision in the land of Egypt.
- Hosea 11:7
And my people are hung up on their turning away from me; and to the height they call him, but together he does not exalt them.