לֵוִי
le.viy.yiNounH3881
Levi
From: or לֵוִי; patronymically from H3878 (לֵוִי);
Short Definition
a Levite or descendant of Levi
Full Lexicon Entry
Someone from 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) Another name of le.vi (*לֵוִי *"Levi" H3878) § Levite, of Levi "joined to" 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--PG
DescriptionN:N--PG
Occurrences
253 timesAppears 253 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Chronicles
59
Numbers
49
Nehemiah
30
1 Chronicles
29
Deuteronomy
21
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 13:2
- 2 Chronicles 29:5
- Deuteronomy 17:18
- Judges 17:13
- Nehemiah 8:11
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