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Lexicon :: Strong's H5941 - ʿēlî

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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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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 - And the man went up [fn]from year to year from his city, from Armathaim, to worship and sacrifice to the Lord God of Sabaoth at Selom: and there were Heli and his two sons Ophni and Phinees, the priests of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:9 - And Anna rose up after they had eaten in Selom, and stood before the Lord: and Heli the priest was on a seat by the [fn]threshold of the temple of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:12 - And it came to pass, while she was long praying before the Lord, that Heli the priest marked her mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:13 - And she was speaking in her heart, and her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: and Heli accounted her a drunken woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:14 - And the servant of Heli said to her, How long wilt thou be drunken? take away thy wine from thee, and go out from the presence of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:17 - And Heli answered and said to her, Go in peace: the God of Israel give thee all thy petition, which thou hast asked of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - And they brought him before the Lord; and his father slew his offering which he offered from year to year to the Lord; and he brought near the child, and slew the calf; and Anna the mother of the child brought him to Heli.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:11 - and departed to Armathaim: and the child ministered in the presence of the Lord before Heli the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:12 - And the sons of Heli the priest were evil sons, not knowing the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:20 - And Heli blessed Helcana and his wife, saying, The Lord recompense to thee seed of this woman, in return for the loan which thou hast lent to the Lord: and the man returned to his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:22 - And Heli was very old, and he heard what his sons did to the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:27 - And a man of God came to Heli, and said, Thus says the Lord, I plainly revealed myself to the house of thy father, when they were servants in Egypt to the house of Pharao.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:1 - And the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli the priest: and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no [fn]distinct vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:2 - And it came to pass at that time that Heli was sleeping in his place; and his eyes began to fail, and could not see.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:5 - And he ran to Heli, and said, Here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I did not call thee; return, go to sleep; and he returned and went to sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:6 - And the Lord [fn]called again, Samuel, Samuel: and he went to Heli the second time, and said, Behold here am I, for thou didst call me: and he said, I called thee not; return, go to sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:8 - And the Lord called Samuel again for the third time: and he arose and went to Heli, and said, Behold, I am here, for thou didst call me: and Heli perceived that the Lord had called the child.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:9 - And he said, Return, child, go to sleep; and it shall come to pass if he shall call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, for thy servant hears: and Samuel went and lay down in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:12 - In that day I will raise up against Heli all things that I have said against his house; I will begin, and I will make an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:14 - And it shall not go on so; I have sworn to the house of Eli, the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be atoned for with incense or sacrifices for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:15 - And Samuel [fn]slept till morning, and rose early in the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord; and Samuel feared to tell Heli the vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:16 - And Heli said to Samuel, Samuel, my son; and he said, Behold, here am I.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:4 - And the people sent to Selom, and they take thence the ark of the Lord who dwells between the cherubs: and both the sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were with the ark.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:11 - And the ark of God was taken, and both the sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, died.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13 - And he came, and behold, Heli was upon the seat by the gate looking along the way, for his heart was greatly alarmed for the ark of God: and the man entered into the city to bring tidings; and the city cried out.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:14 - And Heli heard the sound of the cry, and said, What is the voice of this cry? and the man hasted and went in, and reported to Heli.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - Now Heli was [fn]ninety years old, and his eyes [fn]were fixed, and he saw not.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:16 - And Heli said to them that stood round about him, What is the voice of this sound? And the man hasted and advanced to Heli, and said to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the battle to-day: and Heli said, What is the event, my son?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:3 - And Achia son of Achitob, the brother of Jochabed the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, was the priest of God in Selom wearing an ephod: and the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:27 - And Solomon removed Abiathar from being a priest of the Lord, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke [fn]concerning the house of Heli in Selom.
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