In most New Testament occurrences, this noun refers to literal height or an elevated heavenly place — the 'dayspring from on high' visiting God's people (Luke 1:78), power from 'on high' at Pentecost (Luke 24:49), the immeasurable dimensions of Christ's love including its height (Eph 3:18), and Christ ascending 'on high' leading captivity captive (Eph 4:8). But James uses it in a strikingly different way: the lowly brother should 'glory in his exaltation' (Jas 1:9), where height becomes a metaphor for dignified, honored status. The multilingual evidence confirms the shift: Spanish moves from 'altura' and 'lo alto' (physical height) to 'exaltación' (exaltation), and Hindi from 'unchai' (height) to 'unche pad' (high position).