Strong H59202 sensesעַל

height · Most High

Transliteration
‛al
Pronunciation
al

The 2 senses of Strong H5920

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H5920 appears in 6 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. heightH5920Hsubst4 verses · 2 Samuel, Psalms, Hosea
  2. Most HighH5920GNames or title used to refer to GodNot in the KJV

General definition

From H5927; properly the top; specifically the Highest (that {is} God); also (adverbially) {aloft} to Jehovah: - {above} {high} most High.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • above3
  • high3

First verses

  1. Genesis 27:39
    And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above;
  2. Genesis 49:25
    Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
  3. 2 Samuel 23:1
    Now 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,
  4. Psalms 50:4
    He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
  5. Hosea 7:16
    They 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.
  6. Hosea 11:7
    And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.