The meaning of “לֵוִי”

Understanding Lêvîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H3878

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

לֵוִי

Phoneticlay-vee'

TransliterationLêvîy

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Levi. See also לֵוִי, לֵוִיִּי. - § Levi = "joined to" - Levi, a son of Jacob 1) the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites

Scripture References

61 total references

Reference	Text
Genesis 35:23	“The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:”
Numbers 16:8	“And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:”
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. ”
1 Chronicles 9:18	“Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.”
Nehemiah 12:23	“The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.”

Total Occurrences

61x

Most Frequent Book

Numbers

Book Distribution

Genesis6

Exodus6

Numbers14

Deuteronomy7

Joshua3

1 Kings1

1 Chronicles13

Ezra2

Nehemiah2

Psalms1

Ezekiel2

Zechariah1

Malachi3

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