עִלִּיʻillîy

upper (Judges 1:15; Joshua 15:19)

Pronunciation: il-lee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5942

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 15:19 She said, “Give me another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.
  • Judges 1:15 She said, “Let me have another gift. You have already given me land in the Negev; now please give me springs of water, too.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).