Derived from the Latin Liber Lēvīticus which is from the Ancient Greek το Λευιτικόν (to Leuitikón), "of the Levites [priestly class]". In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, וַיִּקְרָא (Vayikrá, “and he called”).

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What does Leviticus mean?: Leviticus means the third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.
What is Leviticus in Hindi?: Leviticus in Hindi is लैव्यव्यवस्था (laivyavyavasthā). See Leviticus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Leviticus?: Leviticus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Leviticus?: Leviticus is pronounced /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Leviticus (page history and authors); લેવીય (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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