H5920: עַל
ʻal · pronounced al · “Most High”
Definition
properly, the top; specifically, the highest (i.e. God); also (adverb) aloft, to Jehovah
KJV translates it as: above, high, most High.
Word origin: from H5927 (עָלָה);
Extended definition
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5920 is translated
- height ×2
- above ×1
- a height ×1
Bible verses with H5920 (ʻal)
ʻal appears in 4 verses.
- 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,
- Psalms 50:4
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
- 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.
- 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.