Hebrew

Proper noun

עֵלִי • ‎('eli)

1. Eli, an Israelite high priest.
2. A male given name

Etymology 2

Cognate to Arabic عَلَى ‎(ʿalā).

Preposition

עֲלֵי • ‎('aléi)

1. (biblical, poetic) Alternative form of עַל ‎('al)

References

• “H5941”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Anagrams

• יעל

Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى ‎(ʿalā).

Preposition

עלי ‎(ʿalā)

1. on, upon, over
   • Exodus 1:8 in Saadia Gaon's Tafsir (circa 10th century)

     וקאם מלך גׄדיד עלי מצר מן לם ישאהד יוסף׃‎

     waqāma malikun jadīdun ʿalā miṣra man lam yušāhid yūsufa.

     And a new king arose over Egypt who had not witnessed Joseph.