H5946 H5946
Most High; Aramaic divine title emphasizing God's supreme sovereignty, used exclusively in Daniel's visions
An Aramaic title for God meaning 'Most High,' appearing only in Daniel 7 where it describes the saints who receive the kingdom. The double plural form ('holy ones of the Most High') intensifies both the holiness of the people and the supremacy of God. This title emphasizes divine sovereignty over all earthly kingdoms—a central theme in Daniel's apocalyptic visions where human empires rise and fall while God's reign endures. The Spanish and English consistently render this as 'Altísimo/Most High,' preserving the superlative nature of the divine name.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The Aramaic divine title 'Most High' (Elyon) emphasizing God's supreme authority. All four occurrences in Daniel 7 (vv. 18, 22, 25, 27) appear in contexts describing the 'saints of the Most High' receiving eternal dominion after the defeat of earthly kingdoms. The title underscores God's transcendent sovereignty in the apocalyptic vision of world history culminating in divine rule. 4×
AR["الْعَلِيِّ"]·ben["পরাৎপরের"]·DE["[עליונין]"]·EN["Most-High"]·FR["les-Très-Hauts"]·heb["עליון"]·HI["परमप्रधान-के"]·ID["-Yang-Mahatinggi"]·IT["gli-Altissimi"]·jav["ingkang-Mahaluhur"]·KO["지극히높으신분의"]·PT["Altíssimo"]·RU["Всевышнего"]·ES["Altísimo"]·SW["Aliye-Juu"]·TR["En-Yücenin"]·urd["حقِ-تعالیٰ-کے"]
Related Senses
G2316 1. God, the true God (1315×)H6635b 1. hosts, armies (of YHWH) (286×)H0410 1. God, the true God (223×)G0032 1. heavenly angel (170×)H4397 2. messenger, envoy, ambassador (102×)H3742 1. cherub, angelic guardian being (91×)H0430 2. gods (pagan deities) (81×)H0426 1. God, the true God (76×)G1140 1. demon, evil spirit (62×)H0433 1. God, the true God (54×)H5945b 1. Most High (30×)G4152 1. spiritual (21×)H0426 2. god(s), pagan deities (20×)H5943 1. [ketiv:Most High] (18×)G1139 1. be demon-possessed (13×)H1712 1. Dagon (13×)G2316 2. god, pagan deity (12×)G5310 1. Most High (9×)H0410 3. a god, deity (generic) (9×)H3645 1. Chemosh (9×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
‡ † [עֶלְיוֹן] adj.id.(BH id.);—pl. of God, קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין (double pl., Buhl, as sometimes BH, Ges§ 124 q Köii. 1. 438 f) Dn 7:18, 22, 25, 27.