Nickname that drops -jah (3)

I believe the answer is:

eli

(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Religious character" , "patriarch" , "Old Testament priest, the prophet Samuel's teacher" , "OT high priest" , "Old Testament high priest" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the USA Today.

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