The meaning of “לֵוִיִּי”
Understanding Lêvîyîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or לֵוִי Lêvîy (lay-vee'); patronymically from לֵוִי Leviite. - § Levite = see Levi "joined to" - a Levite or descendant...
לֵוִיִּי
or לֵוִי Lêvîy (lay-vee'); patronymically from לֵוִי Leviite. - § Levite = see Levi "joined to" - a Levite or descendant of Levi 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 6:25 | “And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.” Word: לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy) | |
| Deuteronomy 18:1 | “The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance.” Word: לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy) | |
| 1 Samuel 6:15 | “And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth–shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the Lord.” Word: לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy) | |
| 1 Chronicles 15:17 | “So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;” Word: לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy) | |
| Nehemiah 11:16 | “And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.” Word: לֵוִיִּי (Lêvîyîy) |