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Date "Eliel" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)

Specialty Definition: ELIEL

Domain Definition
Bible 1: (to whom God is strength). 1. One of the heads of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan. (1 Chronicles 5:24) 2. A forefather of Samuel the prophet. (1 Chronicles 6:34) 3. A chief man in the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:20) 4. Also a Benjamite chief. (1 Chronicles 8:22) 5. One of the heroes of David�s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:46) 6. Another of the same guard. (1 Chronicles 11:47) 7. One of the Gadite heroes who came across Jordan to David when he was in the wilderness of Judah hiding from Saul. (1 Chronicles 12:11) 8. A Kohathite Levite at the time of transportation of the ark from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 15:9,11) (B.C. 1043.) 9. A Levite in the time of Hezekiah; one of the overseers of the offerings made in the temple. (2 Chronicles 31:13) (B.C. 726.). (references)
  2: Eliel to whom God is might. (1.) A chief of Manasseh, on the east of Jordan (1 Chr. 5:24). (2.) A Gadite who joined David in the hold at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:11). (3.) One of the overseers of the offerings in the reign of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:13). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: ELIEL

Expressions Definition
Eliel Saarinen Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Eliel Saarinen Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (August 20, 1873, Rantasalmi, Finland - July 1, 1950, Cranbrook, Michigan, United States) was a Finnish architect who became famous for his art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. (references)

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Extended Definition: ELIEL

Eliel

Eliel is a Hebrew name. It can be translated to English as "My God is God."

  • The name is formed from two different Hebrew terms for God. Eli, meaning "my God" and El "God". Therefore the commonly understood meaning of the name is "my God God" or "my God is God".
  • A famous bearer of this name is Eliel Saarinen, an architect of the early 20th century.
  • A Puerto Rican reggaeton producer also bears this name. (see Eliel (producer))

See also

Names of God in Judaism


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Topics by Level of Interest: ELIEL

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Eliel Saarinen 22     Eliel 3
Eliel Lind Osorio 7     Eliel House 3
Eliel Soisalon-Soininen 4     Eliel Lind Osorio 7
Eliel Swinton 3     Eliel Saarinen 22
Eliel House 3     Eliel Soisalon-Soininen 4
Eliel 3     Eliel Swinton 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).