This is a personal name—Esli (or Hesli), an ancestor of Jesus listed in Luke's genealogy (3:25). The name appears only here in scripture. It may be Hebrew in origin, though the etymology is uncertain. The multilingual evidence shows typical variation in how names transliterate: Hesli, Heslí, Esli—different traditions preserve different vocalizations. Luke's genealogy traces Jesus' lineage through less prominent ancestors, and Esli is among those known only through genealogical record, his life otherwise unrecorded.