The meaning of “לֵוִי”
Understanding Lêvîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Levi. See also לֵוִי, לֵוִיִּי. - § Levi = "joined to" - Levi, a son of Jacob 1) the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progen...
לֵוִי
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 35:23 | “The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:” Word: לֵוִי (Lêvîy) | |
| Numbers 16:8 | “And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:” Word: לֵוִי (Lêvîy) | |
| 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. ” Word: לֵוִי (Lêvîy) | |
| 1 Chronicles 9:18 | “Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.” Word: לֵוִי (Lêvîy) | |
| 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.” Word: לֵוִי (Lêvîy) |
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