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Etymology
From Hebr. ���|�ֵ�ִ�, a name in the book of Genesis.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. biblical Third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
2. biblical One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Levi; the tribe from which priests were selected.
3. A male given name.
4. A surname

Quotations
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Genesis|Genesis 35:22b-26
: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; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
1611 � w:King James Version of the Bible|King James Version of the Bible, s:Bible (King James)/Joshua|Joshua 13:33
:But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.

Derived terms
Levite
Levitical
Leviticus

Translations
trans-top|third son of Jacob
Hebrew: ���|�ֵ�ִ�
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Spanish: Leví
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trans-top|one of the Israelite tribes
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trans-top|male given name
Hebrew: ���|�ֵ�ִ�
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See also
pedialite|Levi (Bible)

Category:Biblical characters

no:Levi
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