Al עַל
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| עַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | al |
| Strong's number | H5920 (H5920H, H5920G) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | height |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Hosea (2) |
Al (Hebrew עַל, Strong's H5920) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “height”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H5920H: height
subst
1) height
adv
2) above, upwards, on high
1) height
adv
2) above, upwards, on high
H5920G: Most High
Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | above (3), high (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | most high (2), high (1), above (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Al, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 23:1Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
Psalms
- Psalm 50:4He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
Hosea
- Hosea 7:16They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
- Hosea 11:7And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).