Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Elevation, father of Joseph in the line of our Lord’s ancestry (Luke 3:23).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(ascending), the father of Joseph the husband of the Virgin Mary, (Luke 13:23) perhaps the grandfather of Mary herself. [See Genealogy Of Jesus Christ OF JESUS CHRIST]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HE'LI (elevation), the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, Luke 3:23. The same word as Eli.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
ascending; climbing up