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Lexicon :: Strong's H5941 - ʿēlî

Aa
עֵלִי
Transliteration
ʿēlî
Pronunciation
ay-lee'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

עֵלִי ʻÊlîy, ay-lee'; from H5927; lofty; Eli, an Israelite highpriest:—Eli.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H5941 in the following manner: Eli (33x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H5941 in the following manner: Eli (33x).

  1. Eli = "ascension"

    1. descendant of Aaron through Ithamar and high priest and judge of Israel when Samuel entered service as a child

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֵלִי ʻÊlîy, ay-lee'; from H5927; lofty; Eli, an Israelite highpriest:—Eli.
STRONGS H5941: Abbreviations
עֵלִי proper name, masculine Eli, priest at Shiloh 1 Samuel 1:3 (+ 1 Samuel 1:3 Greek Version of the LXX Th Klo HPS), 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 1:12 + 28 times 1-4 + 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Kings 2:27; Ηλει.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

1:3; 1:3; 1:9; 1:12; 14:3

1 Kings

2:27

H5941

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Strong's Number H5941 matches the Hebrew עֵלִי (ʿēlî),
which occurs 33 times in 30 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:3 - Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:9 - So after they had taken food and wine in the guest room, Hannah got up. Now Eli the priest was seated by the pillars of the doorway of the Temple of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:12 - Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:13 - For Hannah's prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were moving she made no sound: so it seemed to Eli that she was overcome with wine.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14 - And Eli said to her, How long are you going to be the worse for drink? Put away the effects of your wine from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:17 - Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:11 - Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:12 - Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:20 - And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:22 - Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:27 - And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1 - Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:2 - And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:5 - And running to Eli he said, Here am I, for you said my name. And Eli said, I did not say your name; go to your rest again. So he went back to his bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:6 - And again the Lord said, Samuel. And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. But he said in answer, I said nothing, my son; go to your rest again.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:8 - And for the third time the Lord said Samuel's name. And he got up and went to Eli and said, Here am I; for you certainly said my name. Then it was clear to Eli that the voice which had said the child's name was the Lord's.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:9 - So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:12 - In that day I will do to Eli everything which I have said about his family, from first to last.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:14 - So I have made an oath to the family of Eli that no offering of meat or of meal which they may make will ever take away the sin of his family.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:15 - And Samuel kept where he was, not moving till the time came for opening the doors of the house of God in the morning. And fear kept him from giving Eli an account of his vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:16 - Then Eli said, Samuel, my son. And Samuel answering said, Here am I.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:4 - So the people sent to Shiloh and got the ark of the agreement of the Lord of armies whose resting-place is between the winged ones; and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were there with the ark of God's agreement.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:11 - And the ark of God was taken; and Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, were put to the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13 - And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:14 - And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed so that he was not able to see.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:16 - And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:3 - And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, who had the ephod. And the people had no idea that Jonathan had gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:27 - So Solomon let Abiathar be priest no longer, so that he might make the word of the Lord come true which he said about the sons of Eli in Shiloh.
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