Talk:Eli

Hey Steve, just a few comments. Other than that, nice work on the "God" stuff. Danny
 * 1) Eli is Hebrew as well as Aramaic.
 * 2) It is derived from El, a Canaanite storm god.
 * 3) The "i" suffix indicates first person singular possession, i.e., "my El".
 * 4) Eli is also a common first name in Hebrew, however, there is a distinction between Eli spelled with an aleph, which is a diminutive form of Eliahu (Elijah), Eliezer, etc. and Eli spelled with an 'ayin, which is the name of the high priest in the Book of Samuel.

Eli is an arabic word and it is used in modern arabic and old arabic (What you call Semitic). It was widely used in arabic poems in the past. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asd1815 (talk • contribs) 22:17, 15 January 2010 (UTC)