לְ/עֵלִֽי
𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤉
Eli
to Eli
Personal name meaning 'lofty' or 'ascended.' Primarily used as the proper name of a prominent priestly figure in the narratives of Samuel, referring to Eli, the priest at Shiloh during the period of early Israelite settlement in Canaan. The word functions solely as a name in the Hebrew Bible and is not used as a common noun or adjective.
1 Samuel 4:14 · Word #15
Lexicon H5941
| Lemma | עֵלִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤋𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Eli |
| Strong's | H5941 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'lofty' or 'ascended.' Primarily used as the proper name of a prominent priestly figure in the narratives of Samuel, referring to Eli, the priest at Shiloh during the period of early Israelite settlement in Canaan. The word functions solely as a name in the Hebrew Bible and is not used as a common noun or adjective. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to Eli |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5941-02
to Eli
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/for) + proper masculine singular personal name עֵלִי. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to the proper name עֵלִי (Eli). As the word functions solely as a personal name in Biblical Hebrew, it is rendered as "Eli," while the prefixed לְ is preserved as "to." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Eli
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Eli |