- Original: עלּי - Transliteration: `illiy - Phonetic: il-lee' - Definition: 1. upper - Origin: from H5927 - TWOT entry: 1624e - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From H5927 ; high that is comparatively: - upper. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • upper, 2 Joshua 15:19; Judges 1:15