Eli
Eli may refer to:
*Eli (אלי) () is a variant on the name of
God (see
El (god)) as spoken in
Hebrew and
Aramaic. (The "i" suffix indicates first person singular possession, i.e., "my El".)
**In
Semitic languages, the "al" and "el" sounds are often merged, (as in "ael") thus the Aramaic "Eli" is directly related to the Arabic
Allah and identical to Hebrew "El". It is related also to similar Semitic words in
Assyrian (ilu),
Phoenician,
Aramaic,
Arabic and
Ethiopic**
El (Disambiguation page)
*Eli is a common first name in Hebrew, however, there is a distinction between Eli spelled with an
aleph א, which is a diminutive form of Eliahu (
Elijah), Eliezer, etc. and Eli spelled with an 'ayin ע, which is the name of the high priest in the
Books of Samuel. See
List of Hebrew names. Elya, which is Yiddish for
Elijah, is spelled with an ayin in the beginning and end of the name. In English it is pronounced , for example by
Eli Whitney and
Eli Yale*
Eli (town) (עלי), an Israeli settlement in the West Bank (Judea and Samaria)
*In Hebrew and many Yiddish Languages Eli means "the highest" or "to the Highest"
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Eli (Judges) (עלי) (Hebrew עלי ''lî,
Eli "Ascent"), an Israelite judge in the Book of Judges. He was also the priest who trained the young prophet Samuel
*"Eli, Eli" (my God, my God Eli), words spoken by
King David in Book of Psalms 22:2-3- :
"...My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me, and art far from my help at the words of my cry? O my God, I call by day, but Thou answerest not; and at night, and there is no surcease for me..." [
1]
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Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani", a phrase spoken by Jesus on the cross, according to Matthew and Mark, taken from David's words in Psalm 22, although some debate what exactly Jesus' last words were
Eli, Eli, an old Yiddish language movie about an old Jewish immigrant couple neglected by their Americanized children
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Eli Lilly and Company, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies
*A
Yale student may be called an Eli, after Yale benefactor
Elihu Yale*
Bro. Eli Soriano , Bible preacher
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Eli Wallach, movie actor
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Eli Cohen, Israeli spy
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Eli Whitney, inventor
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Eli Yishai, Israeli politician
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Elie Wiesel, Holocaust writer
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Eli Ohana, football player
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Eli Manning, football player
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Eli Heckscher, Swedish academic
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Eli Biham, Israeli cryptogropher
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Eli M. Black, businessman
* the American version first name of the
Cardcaptor Sakura character
Eriol Hiiragizawa*
Eli was the name of a character on
Xena: Warrior Princess who was a spiritually-oriented pacifist. The name is a reference to the prophet
Elijah. It can be argued that this character was meant to be a pastiche of
Jesus*
Dr. Eli Vance, a fictional character in the video game
Half-Life 2*
Eli on
Children of The Corn: Boy Preachers*
Elohim*
Allah*
Ali (disambiguation)*
List of names referring to El
