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עִלַּי H5943
H5943 is the Hebrew word עִלַּי, transliterated ʻillay and said il-lah'-ee. The King James Version most often renders it most high.
What it means
supreme (i.e. God).
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H5942 (עִלִּי).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (most) high.
Verses using עִלַּי
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Daniel 3:26 · KJV
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
Daniel 4:2 · KJV
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.
Daniel 4:17 · KJV
This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
Daniel 4:24 · KJV
This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
Daniel 4:25 · KJV
That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Daniel 4:32 · KJV
And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Daniel 4:34 · KJV
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
Daniel 5:18 · KJV
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
Daniel 5:21 · KJV
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
Daniel 7:25 · KJV
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5943 mean?
H5943 is the Hebrew word עִלַּי (ʻillay), meaning supreme (i.e. God).
How is H5943 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it most high (9 times), high (1 time).
How many times does H5943 appear in the Bible?
עִלַּי (ʻillay) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5943 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5942 (עִלִּי).
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