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Eli may refer to:
*Eli (אלי) (IPA2|ʔeːˈliː) is
a variant on the name of God (see El (god)) as
spoken in Hebrew language|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 language|Arabic, and
Ethiopic.
**El (Disambiguation page)
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*Eli is also 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
begining and end of the name. In English
language|English it is pronounced IPA|/ˈiːlaɪ/,
for example by Eli Whitney and Elihu Yale|Eli
Yale.
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*Eli (Judges) (עלי) (Hebrew
language|Hebrew עלי
’Ēlî, Eli "Ascent") is also the name of an
Israelite judge in the Book of Judges. He was also
the priest who trained the young prophet Samuel.
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*A name eli may have been derived from El, a
Canaanite storm god.
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*"Eli, Eli" (my God, my God), 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..."
http://www.mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et2622.htm
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*"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani" supposedly said by
Jesus on the cross which means "My God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me", words that also
comprise the beginning of the Twenty-Second Book
of Psalms|Psalm, although some debate what exactly
Jesus' last words were.
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*Eli, Eli is the name of an old Yiddish language
movie about an old Jewish immigrant couple
neglected by their Americanized children.
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*Eli or Elie is the first name of movie actor Eli
Wallach, Israeli spy Eli Cohen, inventor Eli
Whitney, Israeli politician Eli Yishai, Holocaust
writer Elie Wiesel, football player Eli Manning,
Swedish academic Eli Heckscher, Israeli
cryptogropher Eli Biham, businessman Eli M. Black.

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*Eli Lilly is one of the world's largest
corporations manufacturaing pharmaceuticals.
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*Eli is also the Elf|Elven name for Paladine, a
god in the Dragonlance series of books and
role-playing games.
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*Eli was the name of a character on Xena: Warrior
Princess who was a spiritually-oriented pacifist

==See also==
* Elohim
* Allah
* List of names referring to El