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{{For| people and fictional characters with the given name Eli|Eli (name)}}
'''Eli''' or '''ELI''' may refer to:
*[[El (god)|Eli]] (אלי), a variant on the name of [[God]] as spoken in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Aramaic]]. (The "i" suffix indicates first person singular possession, i.e., "my El" or "my God")<ref>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 [[Assyria]]n (ilu), [[Phoenicia]]n, [[Aramaic]], [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Ethiopic]].</ref><ref>In Hebrew and many Yiddish Languages, Eli means "the highest" or "to the Highest".</ref>
*[[Equity Linked Investment]]
In '''people''':
*[[Eli (name)]], a common first name in Hebrew
*[[Eli (Bible)]] (עלי), Biblical priest of Shiloh and Israelite judge, who trained the young prophet Samuel
*Eli, a nickname for a [[Yale University]] student, after Yale benefactor [[Elihu Yale]]
*[[Eli Whitney]], the inventor of the cotton gin, which greatly reduced the labor of picking cotton seeds.
In '''places''':
*[[Eli (town)]] (עלי), an Israeli settlement in the West Bank (Judea and Samaria)
In '''organizations''':
*[[European Laser Institute]], a network composed of the European leading research organizations and medium-sized companies
*[[English Language Institute]] an educational facility
In '''popular culture''':
*[[ELI (film)]] a 2007 short science-fiction thriller
*[[Eli (Xena)]], a fictional character on ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''
*[[Eli (Hollyoaks)]], a fictional character in ''[[Hollyoaks]]''
*[[Eli (band)]], a band formerly singed to [[ForeFront Records]]
== See also ==
*[[Eli (name)]], for the list of people and fictional characters with the given name Eli
*[[Eli, Eli]]
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