Adam dele’eila (אָדָם דִּלְעֵילָא): Higher Man, Upper Man, Man from Above

The higher Adam.

It represents a Divine configuration (partzuf) or a spiritual level of the primordial man, frequently identified with Adam Kadmon.

It is used in distinction to Adam deletata (אָדָם דְּתַתָּא), which means “Lower Man” or “Man from Below“, representing human existence in the lower worlds.