אלי

See also: אלי׳

Hebrew

Adverb

אֻלַי • (uláy)

1. (rare, Biblical Hebrew) defective spelling of אוּלַי: maybe.
   • Tanach, Genesis 24:39:

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     אֻלַי לֹא־תֵלֵךְ הָאִשָּׁה אַחֲרָי

     'uláy lo-teléch haishá acharáy

     Peradventure the woman will not follow me

Noun

אֵלִי • (elí)

1. Singular form of אֵל (él)‎ with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.
   • Tanach, Psalms 118:28:

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     אֵלִי אַתָּה וְאוֹדֶךָּ

     elí atá v'odéka

     Thou art my God, and I will praise thee

Proper noun

אֵלִי • (Éli)

1. .

Preposition

אֱלֵי • (elé)

1. (rare form) Alternative form of אֶל (él)
   • Tanach, Job 3:22:

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     הַשְּׂמֵחִים אֱלֵי־גִיל

     has'mechím ele-gíl

     Who are glad — unto joy

Preposition

אֵלַי • (eláy)

1. Form of אֶל (él) including first-person singular personal pronoun as object.
   • Tanach, Exodus 3:16:

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     אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיכֶם נִרְאָה אֵלַי

     elohé avotechém nir'á eláy

     God of your fathers […] appeared unto me

Verb

אֱלִי • (elí)

1. Wail: feminine singular imperative.
   • Tanach, Joel 1:8:

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     אֱלִי כִּבְתוּלָה חֲגֻרַת־שַׂק עַל־בַּעַל נְעוּרֶיהָ

     elí kivtulá chagurat-sák al-báal n'uréha

     Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

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Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic إِلَى (ʔilā).

Preposition

אלי • (ʾilā)

1. to, toward
   • c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir‎^[1], Exodus 10:1:

     תׄם קאל אללה למוסי אדכׄל אלי פרעון פאני קד קוית קלבה וקלב קואדה לכי אחל אפאתי הדׄה בהם׃

     ṯumma qāla llāhu limūsā dḵul ʾilā firʿawna faʾinnī qad qawwaytu qalbahu waqalba quwwādihi likay ʾuḥilla ʾāfātī hāḏihi bahum.

     Then God said to Moses: Come to Pharaoh for I have just strengthened his heart and the heart of his commanders so that I might set upon them these my plagues.