the Berasit Hebrew Dictionary

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=====yel=====
על

'yel' is traditionally interpreted variously as "on", "over" or "above". A verb form also exists, with a possible interpretation "ascend". 

However, somewhat oddly, approximately five percent of the time 'yel' is traditionally interpreted as "a burnt offering". While the two concepts could be considered to be tangentially related - the smoke from the sacrifice is assumed to rise up to the gods who are watching from somewhere above - a major problem with this interpretation is that in most of these occasions there is no literal mention of burning, or of fire or smoke. It would appear to be more accurate, both etymologically and contextually, to suppose that the objects themselves are actually being "sent up" and are "ascending" in a very literal sense.

With this in mind it is possible that the [[yelim]] are a group of individuals who experienced such a journey. Enoch and Elijah might fit into this group. Abraham's son Isaac would have been included in this group, had it not been for the timely appearance of a sheep that was sent instead.

'yel' is the root word of [[yelem]] and many
related words including [[beyel]], [[beyelim]]

בעל	1167	beyel 621	beyel	overlord	84
בעל	1168	beyel 621	beyel	overlord	65
מעל	4605	meyel	meyel	above	145
פעל	4659	peyel	peyel	construction	3
על	5921	yel 1009	yel	over	5917
על	5927	yel 1009	yel	ascended	888
על	5930	yel 1009	yel	send-up	293
עליונ	5945	yelion 818	yelion	uppermost	54
פעל	6466	peyel	peyel	work	56
פעל	6467	peyel	peyel	deeds	36
בעלימ	91168	beyelim	beyelim	the Overlords	65
עלימ	95927	yelim 8044	yelim	The Ascendant Ones	24



Other similar words by meaning: [[acek]], [[gebeh]]

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