BDB6076 [H5945]

I. עֶלְיוֺן₂₂ adjective

1. high; — masculine singular ׳ע Deut 26:19; Deut 28:1; 1Kgs 9:8 (? reading ׳הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה הָע as ᵐ5^L Benz) = 2Chr 7:21, of ׳י Ps 97:9.

2. upper Bethhoron, ׳ע Josh 16:5 העליון 1Chr 7:24; 2Chr 8:5, the upper (opposed to lower), of house Neh 3:25 compare 2Kgs 15:35; 2Chr 23:20 + 5 t., + Gen 40:17 (uppermost basket); feminine singular הָעֶלְיוֺנָה the upper pool 2Kgs 18:17 = Isa 36:2; Isa 7:3 the highest side-chamber (צֵלָע) Ezek 41:7 feminine plural הָעֶלְיוֺנֹת Ezek 42:5 the upper chambers (לְשָׁכוֺת).

3. of Davidic king exalted above monarchs Ps 89:28 (compare Deut 28:1, above).

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