Complete Definition of "Leviticus"

English
book of the Bible|Leviticus

Etymology
Derived from the Latin Liber Leviticus which is from the Greek (�ο) �ε�ι�ικ�ν (i.e., βιβλίον). In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, Vayikra ��קר�, "and he called".

Proper noun
Leviticus

  1. The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the third book in the Torah.

Translations
trans-top|the book of the Bible and Torah
Bulgarian: �еви��
Dutch: #Dutch|Leviticus, Levieten
Greek: t|el|�ε�ι�ικ�ν||trLevitikón|scGrek
Hebrew: ��קר�|�ַ�ִּקְרָ� (vaikra)
Japanese: ��� (rebi ki)
trans-mid
Maltese: Ktieb il-Levitku
Romanian: Leviticul
Slovene: Levitik
Spanish: Levítico
trans-bottom

Related terms
Lev.
Levi
Levite

See also
priest
Aaron
law

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