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Levi

Syllables: Le·vi/ˈliː.vaɪ/

Levi proper noun: the third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

Proper noun

Levi

  1. 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...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22b-26
  2. (historical) One 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.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 13:33
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. A Jewish surname from Hebrew.
    • Mr. Levi may have been bedeviled by buried conflicts unrelated to Auschwitz.1988 December 19, William Styron, “Why Primo Levi Need Not Have Died”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022

Levi meaning in Hindi, Gujarati, Arabic and Malay

Levi in Hindi

third son of Jacob
लेवी levī
one of the Israelite tribes
लेवी levī
male given name
लीवाई līvāī

Levi in Gujarati

third son of Jacob
લેવી levī

Levi in Arabic

third son of Jacob
لَاوِي lāwī
male given name
لاوي lawi

Levi in Malay

third son of Jacob
Lewi

Forms of Levi

alternative formLevy

Origin of Levi

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi.

Words formed from Levi

Phrases with Levi

Questions about Levi

What does Levi mean?
Levi means the third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
What is Levi in Hindi?
Levi in Hindi is लेवी (levī), लीवाई (līvāī). See Levi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Levi?
Levi is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Levi?
Levi is pronounced /ˈliː.vaɪ/ (UK).

Words near Levi in the dictionary

  1. levets
  2. Levett
  3. Levetts
  4. Levey
  5. Leveys
  6. Levi
  7. Levi graph
  8. Levi graphs
  9. Levi's
  10. Levi-Civita field
  11. Levi-Civita fields

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