Biblical name (3)
I believe the answer is:
eli
'biblical name' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Man" , "Shiloh priest (Bible)" , "Religious character" , "Highest priest at Shiloh" , "- Whitney invented the cotton gin in seventeen ninety three" .)