Eli (first name)

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Eli is a Hebrew-Jewish, English and Kurdish ( Kirmancki ) male given name of Hebrew origin. It is also a short form of the female first name Elisabeth .

In Islam, he is considered a possible paraphrase of Ali , the 1st Imam and 4th Caliph of Islam. At the same time, Eli is a paraphrase of Âli , one of the 99 names of Allah , which is derived from the ancient oriental deity El . El can be found for the first time in the Stone Age and has been worshiped for thousands of years (see Sumerians and marginal peoples). The Israelite tribes also knew this name of God, but mostly they used the plural form Elohim . The description 'Ezra El' (Israel), 'may El rule', also goes back to it. El followers can still be found in today's Turkey ( Alevis ) and in the wider Middle East.

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The German spelling Eli can initially be understood as a short form of Hebrew אליהו ( eliahu , German My God is Jahwe ). A short form of Elieser or Elias is also possible.

The name of the priest Eli , who is mentioned for the first time in the first book of Samuel in the Bible , must be distinguished from this. This name is derived from the Hebrew על ( ʿal , German high ) and can be translated as "increase". It may also mean "God is exalted".

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  • Mehemet Eli , first Muslim of Islam and at the same time 4th Caliph of the Sunnis and 1st Imam of the Shiites
  • Eli ibn Chajim (Eli ben Hayim, Elia ibn Chaim etc .; * 1532; † around 1606), Jewish scholar
  • Eli Palombo , Scholar and Grand Rabbi of Constantinople

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Wiktionary: eli  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations