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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Elyon


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Elyon ElyonNames of God

Elyon is one of the Names or Titles of God, and the first not-Creator Name. Sometimes it occurs by itself (Num 24:16) but often together with El. The name El Elyon occurs initially in Gen 14:18, during the Melchizedek scene. The name Elyon is also often teamed up with the Tetragrammaton YHWH, for instance in Ps 47:2 and 97:9, or with the name Elohim, for instance in Ps 57:2 and 78:56.

The name Elyon comes from the verb ala ('ala 1624) meaning go up, climb, ascend. The adjective Elyon (elyon 1624 g, h) means high (1624g) and highest (1624h).
Some other derivatives: ala ('aleh 1624a), leaf, leafage; ala ('ola 1624c), whole burnt offering; ala ('ola 1624d), ascent, stairway; illi ('illi 1624e), upper; moal (mo'al 1624i), lifting; maaleh (ma'aleh 1624j), ascent; maaleh (ma'alah 1624l), what comes up, i.e. thoughts (Eze 11:5; perhaps suggesting that Ezekiel was already thinking about a lower and higher mind, two and a half millenia before Freud); maaleh (ma'alah 1624m), step, stair.
Also note the similarity with teala (te'ala 1624n), conduit, water course; and teala (te'ala 1624o), healing.
Finally, the word al ('al 1624p), above, is a very common word, used in senses such as "on the face of...," meaning on, in front of, over, above, at, etc.

The name Elyon means Highest or Most High.



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