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For a meaning of the Hebrew name Eli, NOBSE Study Bible Name List takes the ×¢× -part to come from ×¢×× ('ala), meaning to ascend. The ×, NOBSE seems to explain as an adjective-maker but also as a remnant of ××. Hence NOBSE reads  High that is God Is High .
Etymology of the name Eli. The Greek name Eli is a transliteration of the Hebrew word ×××, which comes from the word (or name) ×× (El). And El is either a proper divine name that became applied to the living God, or else the abbreviated form of the word (or name) ××××× (Elohim), also denoting the living God: