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Elyon (עליון) means uppermost in Hebrew.

It can also mean supreme and royal. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

עֶלְיוֹן
elyon
adjective
In English

uppermost, supreme, royal

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ע

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Elyon.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    הגבוה ביותר.
    וּבַסַּל הָעֶלְיוֹן מִכֹּל מַאֲכַל פַּרְעֹה מַעֲשֵׂה אֹפֶה וְהָעוֹף אֹכֵל אֹתָם מִן-הַסַּל מֵעַל רֹאשִׁי.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהכינוי לאלוהים.
    נְאֻם שֹׁמֵעַ אִמְרֵי-אֵל וְיֹדֵעַ דַּעַת עֶלְיוֹן מַחֲזֵה שַׁדַּי יֶחֱזֶה נֹפֵל וּגְלוּי עֵינָיִם.
  3. 3
    ימאותבאוניות מפרשים: שם תואר לציון היות חלק המעטה רביעי בממד הגובה מן הסיפון, כגון "תורן עליון־ראשי", "מפרש עליון", "סקריה עליונה־קדמית" וכו'.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Elyon is an adjective.

Written with vowel points
עֶלְיוֹן
Written without vowel points
עליון
Said
elyon
Root
ע־ל־ה
Pattern
קִטְלוֹן
Plural
עֵלְיוֹנִים
Feminine form
עֵלְיוֹנָה
Inflections
נ' עֵלְיוֹנָה, ר' עֵלְיוֹנִים, נ"ר עֵלְיוֹנוֹת
Gematria
166

This is how Elyon is said in other languages.

English
uppermost, supreme, royal

These words mean nearly the same as Elyon.

  • עילי

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The word Elyon comes from the root ע־ל־ה, like these words.

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What does Elyon (⁨עליון⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Elyon (⁨עליון⁩) means uppermost, supreme, and royal. It is said elyon, with the stress on yon.

What is a synonym for Elyon (⁨עליון⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Elyon (⁨עליון⁩) are ⁨עילי⁩.

What is the opposite of Elyon (⁨עליון⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Elyon (⁨עליון⁩) are ⁨תחתון⁩ and ⁨עילי⁩.

What rhymes with Elyon (⁨עליון⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Elyon (⁨עליון⁩) include ⁨מזון⁩, ⁨רצון⁩, ⁨צפון⁩, ⁨לשון⁩, ⁨חלבון⁩, and ⁨זיכרון⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עליון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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