Eli
עֵלִיStrong’s H5941eli (e-li)
Appears in 30 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Eli is the Hebrew word usually translated “eli”. It appears in 30 verses of the Old Testament.
“And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.3
How it's translated
- eli 27
- and eli 5
- to eli 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Samuel 29
- 1 Kings 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Samuel 1:9So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 1:12And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
- 1 Samuel 1:13Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
- 1 Samuel 1:14And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
- 1 Samuel 1:17Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
- 1 Samuel 1:25And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
Hebrew dictionary
עֵלִי eli · Eli
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.3; father of: Hophni (H2652), Phinehas (H6372H) § Eli = "ascension" descendant of Aaron through Ithamar and high priest and judge of Israel when Samuel entered service as a child
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.