עַל ʻal

Meaning

properly, the top; specifically, the highest (i.e. God); also (adverb) aloft, to Jehovah

In the King James Version: above, high, most High.

Derivation: from H5927 (עָלָה);

Where it is used

• 2 Samuel 23:1 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 50:4 He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
• Hosea 7:16 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 11:7 My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.