"El" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɛl/, [ɛɫ] Audio: en-us-el.ogg , en-uk-l.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From Biblical Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl). Etymology templates: {{der|en|hbo|אֵל|tr=ʾēl}} Biblical Hebrew אֵל (ʾēl) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} El
  1. Any of several major ancient Near East deities, including the supreme god of the Canaanite religion, but especially the supreme Hebrew God. Related terms: Eloah, Elohim
    Sense id: en-El-en-name-CNLAxLyT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ɛl/, [ɛɫ] Audio: en-us-el.ogg , en-uk-l.ogg Forms: Els [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: Clipping of elevated. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|elevated}} Clipping of elevated Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|Els}} El (plural Els)
  1. (transport, slang) Any one of several specific elevated railways. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Transport Related terms: L
    Sense id: en-El-en-name-zunokTzl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 65 Topics: transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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