לֵוִי

le.viProper Noun (Masculine)H3878

Levi

From: from H3867 (לָוָה); attached;

Short Definition

Levi, a son of Jacob

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); father of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115) § Levi = "joined to" the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

48 times

Appears 48 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
11
1 Chronicles
9
Exodus
6
Genesis
6
Deuteronomy
5

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 2:1
  • 1 Kings 12:31
  • Exodus 32:28
  • Genesis 49:5
  • Numbers 16:7

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.