Eli עֱלִי
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| עֱלִי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | eli |
| Strong's number | H5940 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | pestle |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Eli (Hebrew עֱלִי, Strong's H5940) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “pestle”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
pestle
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pestle (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pestle (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Eli, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 27:22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).