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Eli (אלי) (IPA: [ʔeːˈliː]) 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 /ˈiːlaɪ/, 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"
Eli (Judges) (עלי) (Hebrew עלי ’Ēlî, 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..." [link]
"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
Eli Lilly and Company, one of the world's largest corporations manufacturaing pharmaceuticals
Eli was the name of a character on who was a spiritually-oriented pacifist. The name is a reference to the propher Elijah. It can be argued that this character was meant to be a pastiche of Jesus
A Yale student may be called an Eli, after Yale benefactor Elihu Yale
Dr. Eli Vance, a fictional character in the video game Half-Life 2
Eli is a character of . For more details see Eli of Xena.

People

[Bro. Eli Soriano] , Bible preacher
Eli Wallach, movie actor
Eli Cohen, Israeli spy
Eli Whitney, inventor
Eli Yishai, Israeli politician
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust writer
Eli Manning, football player
Eli Heckscher, Swedish academic
Eli Biham, Israeli cryptogropher
Eli M. Black, businessman
the American version first name of the Cardcaptor Sakura character Eriol Hiiragizawa

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