5 occurrences in 13 translations

'High' in the Bible

In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made an order: In connection with the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be put up, the place where they make offerings, and let the earth for the bases be put in place; let it be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide;

Verse ConceptsFoundationsBreadthProclamationsThe Second TempleDimensions Of BuildingsThe First Temple

And I said:My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face toward You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.

Verse ConceptsGuilty ConsciencesConfession, Examples OfGuilt, Human Aspects OfShameSin, Effects OfBlushingFound GuiltyShame Has Come

"My God, I am too ashamed and hurt to turn to you, because we're in our iniquities over our heads. Furthermore, my God, our sins have grown as high as the heavens. We have lived in great sin from the days of our ancestors even until today, and because of those iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered over to foreign kings, for execution, for captivity, for plunder, and for humiliation, as is the case today.

Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment ForHumiliation

Whoever would not come within three days would forfeit his assets and be separated from the community of the returning exiles, just as the high officials and elders had advised.

Verse ConceptsCriminalselders, as community leadersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfConfiscationAnarchyExcommunication

Now among the sons of the priests who had married foreign women were found: of the sons of Jeshua [the high priest] the son of Jozadak, and his brothers—Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

Bible Theasaurus

Decayed (8 instances)
Elevated (27 instances)
Elevated (27 instances)
Eminent (11 instances)
Exalted (162 instances)
Gigantic (4 instances)
Handsome (22 instances)
Heights (83 instances)
Highest (77 instances)
Lofty (52 instances)
Luxuriously (10 instances)
Richly (24 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὑψηλός 
Hupselos 
Usage: 10

ὕψος 
Hupsos 
on high , height , high , be exalted
Usage: 5

ἄνω 
Ano 
above , up , high , brim
Usage: 8

ἀνώτερος 
Anoteros 
Usage: 1

ἀρχιερατικός 
Archieratikos 
of the high priest
Usage: 1

ἀρχιερεύς 
Archiereus 
Usage: 118

ἐπουράνιος 
Epouranios 
Usage: 18

θυμομαχέω 
Thumomacheo 
Usage: 1

ἱερεύς 
Hiereus 
Usage: 22

ὁδός 
Hodos 
Usage: 75

πρωτοκαθεδρία 
Protokathedria 
Usage: 0

πρωτοκλισία 
Protoklisia 
Usage: 1

τυφόω 
Tuphoo 
be proud , be lifted up with pride , highminded
Usage: 3

ὑπέρ 
Huper 
Usage: 138

ὑπερέχω 
Huperecho 
Usage: 5

ὑπερυψόω 
Huperupsoo 
Usage: 1

ὑπερφρονεώ 
Huperphroneo 
Usage: 1

ὑψηλοφρονέω 
Hupselophroneo 
Usage: 2

ὕψιστος 
Hupsistos 
Usage: 12

ὕψωμα 
Hupsoma 
Usage: 2

χαριτόω 
Charitoo 
Usage: 2

χιλίαρχος 
Chiliarchos 
Usage: 22

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