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עֵלִי H5941
H5941 is the Hebrew word עֵלִי, transliterated ʻÊlîy and said ay-lee'. The King James Version most often renders it eli.
What it means
Eli, an Israelite highpriest.
Where it comes from
from H5927 (עָלָה); lofty.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 33 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Eli.
Verses using עֵלִי
All 30 verses, quoted in full.
1 Samuel 1:3 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 1:9 · KJV
So 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 1:12 · KJV
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.
1 Samuel 1:13 · KJV
Now 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 1:14 · KJV
And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
1 Samuel 1:17 · KJV
Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
1 Samuel 1:25 · KJV
And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
1 Samuel 2:11 · KJV
And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
1 Samuel 2:12 · KJV
Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
1 Samuel 2:20 · KJV
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
1 Samuel 2:22 · KJV
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
1 Samuel 2:27 · KJV
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
1 Samuel 3:1 · KJV
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
1 Samuel 3:2 · KJV
And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
1 Samuel 3:5 · KJV
And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
1 Samuel 3:6 · KJV
And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
1 Samuel 3:8 · KJV
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
1 Samuel 3:9 · KJV
Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
1 Samuel 3:12 · KJV
In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
1 Samuel 3:14 · KJV
And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
1 Samuel 3:15 · KJV
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
1 Samuel 3:16 · KJV
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.
1 Samuel 4:4 · KJV
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
1 Samuel 4:11 · KJV
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
1 Samuel 4:13 · KJV
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
1 Samuel 4:14 · KJV
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
1 Samuel 4:15 · KJV
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
1 Samuel 4:16 · KJV
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
1 Samuel 14:3 · KJV
And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.
1 Kings 2:27 · KJV
So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5941 mean?
H5941 is the Hebrew word עֵלִי (ʻÊlîy), meaning Eli, an Israelite highpriest.
How is H5941 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it eli (25 times), now eli (3 times), therefore eli (2 times), against eli (1 time), eli's (1 time), among others.
How many times does H5941 appear in the Bible?
עֵלִי (ʻÊlîy) is tagged in 30 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5941 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5927 (עָלָה); lofty.
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