- Original: עלי - Transliteration: `Eliy - Phonetic: ay-lee' - Definition: Eli = ascension 1. descendant of Aaron through Ithamar and high priest and judge of Israel when Samuel entered service as a child - Origin: from H5927 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H5927 ; lofty; Eli an Israelitish high priest: - Eli. Total KJV Occurrences: 33 • Eli, 33 1 Samuel 1:3; 1 Samuel 1:9; 1 Samuel 1:12; 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Samuel 1:14; 1 Samuel 1:17; 1 Samuel 1:25; 1 Samuel 2:11; 1 Samuel 2:12; 1 Samuel 2:20; 1 Samuel 2:22; 1 Samuel 2:27; 1 Samuel 3:1; 1 Samuel 3:2; 1 Samuel 3:5; 1 Samuel 3:6; 1 Samuel 3:8(2); 1 Samuel 3:9; 1 Samuel 3:12; 1 Samuel 3:14(2); 1 Samuel 3:15; 1 Samuel 3:16; 1 Samuel 4:4; 1 Samuel 4:11; 1 Samuel 4:13; 1 Samuel 4:14(2); 1 Samuel 4:15; 1 Samuel 4:16; 1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Kings 2:27