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HebrewH3878Proper Noun (Masculine)

לֵוִי

le.vi

48Occurrences
H3878Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Levi, a son of Jacob

from H3867 (לָוָה); attached;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

לֵוִי appears 48 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
11
1 Chronicles
9
Exodus
6
Genesis
6
Deuteronomy
5
Joshua
3
Malachi
3
1 Kings
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:1BSB

These were the sons of Israel:Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

1 Kings 12:31BSB

Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.

Exodus 32:28BSB

The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.

Genesis 49:5BSB

Simeon and Levi are brothers;their swords are weapons of violence.

Numbers 16:7BSB

and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”

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