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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 .
His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, or Alyasa via Arabic, Elyesa via Turkish. He is said to have been a disciple and protÃ©gÃ© of Elijah and, after Elijah was taken up into the whirlwind, accepted as the leader of the sons of the prophets.