Most High
al denotes what is high or above, including an address to the Most High.
The attested noun denotes elevation or what is above in clauses about being raised, returning upward, and calling from above; it also occurs as the one called “the Most High.”
Senses in use
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Elevation or position above · dominant
In 2 Samuel 23:1, the noun occurs in the statement about a great man who was “raised up on high.” In Hosea 7:16 the APB renders the relevant direction “upward,” while Psalm 50:4 describes a call to the heavens “from above.”
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The one called Most High · occasional
In Hosea 11:7, the noun occurs in the clause about the people calling him; the APB renders that designation “the Most High,”.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB presents the noun with “on high,” “upward,” “from above,” and “the Most High.” These are renderings within whole-verse translations rather than definitions.