5941. Eli

Lexicon

Eli: Eli

Original Word: עֵלִי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: `Eliy
Pronunciation: ay-LEE
Phonetic Spelling: (ay-lee')
Definition: Eli
Meaning: Eli

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Eli

From alah; lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest -- Eli.

see HEBREW alah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from alah
Definition
a priest at Shiloh
NASB Translation
Eli (32), Eli's (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עֵלִי proper name, masculine Eli, priest at Shiloh 1 Samuel 1:3 ( + 1 Samuel 1:3 ᵐ5 Th Klo HPS), 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 1:12 28t. 1-4 + 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Kings 2:27; Ηλει.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָלָה (alah), meaning "to ascend" or "to go up."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry is G2242 (Ἠλί, Eli), which appears in the New Testament in genealogical contexts, referring to the same name.

Usage: Eli is a significant figure in the Old Testament, specifically in the books of 1 Samuel. He served as a priest and judge of Israel.

Context: • Role and Position: Eli was a priest and judge in Israel, serving at the tabernacle in Shiloh. He is noted for his role in the early life of the prophet Samuel.
• Biblical Narrative: Eli appears in the book of 1 Samuel. He is introduced as the high priest who mentors the young Samuel. Eli's story is marked by his failure to restrain his sons, Hophni and Phinehas, who were corrupt priests. This failure leads to a divine judgment against his house.
• Key Events:
• Hannah's Prayer: Eli initially misunderstands Hannah's silent prayer for a child, thinking she is drunk. Upon realizing her sincerity, he blesses her, and she later gives birth to Samuel (1 Samuel 1:9-20).
• Samuel's Calling: Eli plays a crucial role in recognizing and affirming God's call to Samuel, guiding him to respond to God's voice (1 Samuel 3:1-18).
• Judgment on Eli's House: Due to the sins of his sons and his failure to discipline them, a prophecy of judgment is pronounced against Eli's household, leading to the eventual downfall of his family (1 Samuel 2:27-36; 3:11-14).
• Death: Eli dies upon hearing the news of the Ark of the Covenant's capture by the Philistines and the death of his sons. He falls backward from his seat, breaks his neck, and dies at the age of 98 (1 Samuel 4:12-18).
• Legacy: Eli's legacy is a cautionary tale about the importance of faithful leadership and the consequences of neglecting one's duties, especially in spiritual matters.

Forms and Transliterations

וְעֵלִ֕י וְעֵלִ֖י וְעֵלִ֣י ועלי לְעֵלִֽי׃ לעלי׃ עֵ֠לִי עֵלִ֑י עֵלִ֔י עֵלִ֖י עֵלִ֗י עֵלִ֛י עֵלִ֜י עֵלִ֣י עֵלִ֥י עֵלִֽי׃ עֵלִי֙ עלי עלי׃ ‘ê·lî ‘êlî eLi lə‘êlî lə·‘ê·lî leeLi veeLi wə‘êlî wə·‘ê·lî

Englishman's Concordance

1 Samuel 1:3
HEB: שְׁנֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־ עֵלִ֗י חָפְנִי֙ וּפִ֣נְחָ֔ס
NAS: sons of Eli, Hophni
KJV: sons of Eli, Hophni
INT: and the two sons of Eli Hophni and Phinehas

1 Samuel 1:9
HEB: וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁתֹ֑ה וְעֵלִ֣י הַכֹּהֵ֗ן יֹשֵׁב֙
NAS: in Shiloh. Now Eli the priest
KJV: they had drunk. Now Eli the priest
INT: after and drinking now Eli the priest was sitting

1 Samuel 1:12
HEB: לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֶת־
NAS: the LORD, that Eli was watching
KJV: the LORD, that Eli marked
INT: before the LORD Eli was watching her mouth

1 Samuel 1:13
HEB: יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ עֵלִ֖י לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃
NAS: was not heard. So Eli thought
KJV: was not heard: therefore Eli thought
INT: heard thought Eli was drunk

1 Samuel 1:14
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ עֵלִ֔י עַד־ מָתַ֖י
NAS: Then Eli said to her, How
KJV: And Eli said
INT: said then Eli against to her How

1 Samuel 1:17
HEB: וַיַּ֧עַן עֵלִ֛י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְכִ֣י
NAS: Then Eli answered and said,
KJV: Then Eli answered and said,
INT: answered Eli and said Go

1 Samuel 1:25
HEB: הַנַּ֖עַר אֶל־ עֵלִֽי׃
NAS: and brought the boy to Eli.
KJV: and brought the child to Eli.
INT: the boy to Eli

1 Samuel 2:11
HEB: אֶת־ פְּנֵ֖י עֵלִ֥י הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
NAS: to the LORD before Eli the priest.
KJV: unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
INT: to the LORD before Eli the priest

1 Samuel 2:12
HEB: וּבְנֵ֥י עֵלִ֖י בְּנֵ֣י בְלִיָּ֑עַל
NAS: Now the sons of Eli were worthless
KJV: Now the sons of Eli [were] sons
INT: now the sons of Eli men were worthless

1 Samuel 2:20
HEB: וּבֵרַ֨ךְ עֵלִ֜י אֶת־ אֶלְקָנָ֣ה
NAS: Then Eli would bless Elkanah
KJV: And Eli blessed Elkanah
INT: bless Eli Elkanah and his wife

1 Samuel 2:22
HEB: וְעֵלִ֖י זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֑ד
NAS: Now Eli was very old;
KJV: Now Eli was very old,
INT: now Eli old was very

1 Samuel 2:27
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־ עֵלִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו
NAS: came to Eli and said
KJV: of God unto Eli, and said
INT: of God to Eli and said to him

1 Samuel 3:1
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י עֵלִ֑י וּדְבַר־ יְהוָ֗ה
NAS: before Eli. And word
KJV: before Eli. And the word
INT: to the LORD before Eli and word the LORD

1 Samuel 3:2
HEB: בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ב בִּמְקֹמ֑וֹ
NAS: at that time as Eli was lying down
KJV: And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid down
INT: time as Eli was lying his place

1 Samuel 3:5
HEB: וַיָּ֣רָץ אֶל־ עֵלִ֗י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הִנְנִי֙
NAS: Then he ran to Eli and said, Here
KJV: And he ran unto Eli, and said,
INT: ran to Eli and said behold

1 Samuel 3:6
HEB: וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל־ עֵלִ֔י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הִנְנִ֔י
NAS: arose and went to Eli and said, Here
KJV: and went to Eli, and said,
INT: and went to Eli and said behold

1 Samuel 3:8
HEB: וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל־ עֵלִ֔י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הִנְנִ֔י
NAS: and went to Eli and said,
KJV: and went to Eli, and said,
INT: and went to Eli and said behold

1 Samuel 3:8
HEB: לִ֑י וַיָּ֣בֶן עֵלִ֔י כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: I am, for you called me. Then Eli discerned
KJV: Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived
INT: called discerned Eli that the LORD

1 Samuel 3:9
HEB: וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֵלִ֣י לִשְׁמוּאֵל֮ לֵ֣ךְ
NAS: And Eli said to Samuel,
KJV: Therefore Eli said unto Samuel,
INT: said and Eli to Samuel Go

1 Samuel 3:12
HEB: אָקִ֣ים אֶל־ עֵלִ֔י אֵ֛ת כָּל־
NAS: out against Eli all
KJV: I will perform against Eli all [things] which I have spoken
INT: will carry against Eli all i

1 Samuel 3:14
HEB: נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי לְבֵ֣ית עֵלִ֑י אִֽם־ יִתְכַּפֵּ֞ר
NAS: to the house of Eli that the iniquity
KJV: unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity
INT: have sworn to the house of Eli lo shall not be atoned

1 Samuel 3:14
HEB: עֲוֹ֧ן בֵּית־ עֵלִ֛י בְּזֶ֥בַח וּבְמִנְחָ֖ה
NAS: that the iniquity of Eli's house
KJV: that the iniquity of Eli's house
INT: the iniquity house of Eli's sacrifice offering

1 Samuel 3:15
HEB: הַמַּרְאָ֖ה אֶל־ עֵלִֽי׃
NAS: to tell the vision to Eli.
KJV: feared to shew Eli the vision.
INT: the vision to Eli

1 Samuel 3:16
HEB: וַיִּקְרָ֤א עֵלִי֙ אֶת־ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
NAS: Then Eli called Samuel
KJV: Then Eli called Samuel,
INT: called Eli Samuel and said

1 Samuel 4:4
HEB: שְׁנֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־ עֵלִ֗י עִם־ אֲרוֹן֙
NAS: sons of Eli, Hophni
KJV: sons of Eli, Hophni
INT: and the two sons of Eli with the ark

33 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5941
33 Occurrences

‘ê·lî — 27 Occ.
lə·‘ê·lî — 1 Occ.
wə·‘ê·lî — 5 Occ.