Levi
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈliː.vaɪ//
The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
proper noun
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The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
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historicalOne of the Biblical tribes of Israelites, supposedly descended from Levi, the tribe from which priests were selected.
But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
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A male given name from Hebrew.
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A Jewish surname from Hebrew.
Mr. Levi may have been bedeviled by buried conflicts unrelated to Auschwitz.
Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi.
Levi · The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
Levine · A surname from Hebrew.lew · Lukewarm, tepid.Lew · A diminutive of the male given name Lewis.