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H3881 לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy) lay-vee-ee'
Hebrew
Noun
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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)

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