Quick Definition
Levi
Strong's Definition
a Levite or descendant of Levi
Derivation: or לֵוִי; patronymically from H3878 (לֵוִי);
KJV Usage: Leviite.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Levite = see Levi "joined to"
1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah
1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Someone from the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34;
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 Leah
1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
לֵוִי / לֵוִיִּי
lêvý̂yý̂y / lêvý̂y
BDB Definition:
Levite = see Levi joined to
1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah
1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
Part of Speech: adjective
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: patronymically from H3878
Total KJV Occurrences: 285
Bible Occurrences (263)
5:4
5:5
5:12
7:6
8:14
8:15
11:13
11:14
13:9
13:10
17:8
19:8
19:11
20:14
20:19
23:2
23:4
23:6
23:7
23:8
23:18
24:5
24:6
24:11
29:4
29:5
29:12
29:16
29:25
29:26
29:30
29:34
30:15
30:16
30:17
30:21
30:22
30:25
30:27
31:2
31:4
31:9
31:12
31:14
31:17
31:19
34:9
34:12
34:13
34:30
35:3
35:5
35:8
35:9
35:10
35:11
35:14
35:15
35:18
