ʻÊlîy — H5941

H5941 · Hebrew — עלי

Pronunciation: ay-lee'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Eli, an Israelite highpriest

  1. Eli = "ascension"
  2. descendant of Aaron through Ithamar and high priest and judge of Israel when Samuel entered service as a child

Usually translated as

Eli

Origin

from H5927; lofty

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻÊlîy occurs 33 times in 30 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (29), 1 Kings (1)