Word: ILR

Pronounce: ay-lee'

Strong: H5941

Orig: from 5927; lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest:--Eli. H5927

Use: Proper Name Masculine

Grk Strong: G2242

Eli = "ascension"

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