il.lay is an exalted designation for God, used of his authority over human kings and kingdoms.

The attested use is a divine designation: it identifies God in statements about servants, royal authority, rule over human kingdoms, and speech directed against him. The supplied verses do not clearly establish a separate lexical use beyond this designation.

1. Divine designation of supreme authority · dominant

   In Daniel 3:26, the adjective form occurs in Nebuchadnezzar's address to the three men as servants of God; the APB renders the phrase "servants of the Most High God." In Daniel 5:18 and Daniel 5:21, the same adjective-tagged form occurs where God gives Nebuchadnezzar kingdom and glory and rules over the kingdom of men; Daniel 7:25 places it in words spoken against God and against his holy ones.

   Daniel 3:26Daniel 5:18Daniel 5:21Daniel 7:25

In the Anselm Project Bible: Where the clause is clear, the APB presents the designation as "the Most High God" in Daniel 3:26, Daniel 5:18, and Daniel 5:21, and as "the Most High" in Daniel 7:25. Several supplied verses contain the form but their APB wording does not isolate its contribution.