Levi — the meaning of the Hebrew name לֵוִי

לֵוִי

Lêvîy · pronounced lay-vee' · Strong's H3878 · a man

Levi means attached.

Built from

לָוָה lâvâh (from, H3867) — properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain open in the lexicon ›

לֵוִי Lêvîy (see also, H3879) — (Aramaic) corresponding to H3880 open in the lexicon ›

לֵוִיִּי Lêvîyîy (from, H3881) — a Levite or descendant of Levi open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3867; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob.

First appearance

Gen 29:34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. (KJV)

Every verse that names Levi

61 occurrences in 61 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalms, Ezekiel, Zechariah, Malachi

Gen 29:34Gen 34:25Gen 34:30Gen 35:23Gen 46:11Gen 49:5Exod 1:2Exod 2:1Exod 6:16Exod 6:19Exod 32:26Exod 32:28Num 1:49Num 3:6Num 3:15Num 3:17Num 4:2Num 16:1Num 16:7Num 16:8Num 16:10Num 17:18Num 17:23Num 18:2Num 18:21Num 26:59Deut 10:8Deut 10:9Deut 18:1Deut 21:5Deut 27:12Deut 31:9Deut 33:8Josh 13:14Josh 13:33Josh 21:101Kgs 12:311Chr 2:11Chr 5:271Chr 6:11Chr 6:231Chr 6:281Chr 6:321Chr 9:181Chr 12:271Chr 21:61Chr 23:61Chr 23:141Chr 23:241Chr 24:20Ezra 8:15Ezra 8:18Neh 10:40Neh 12:23Ps 135:20Ezek 40:46Ezek 48:31Zech 12:13Mal 2:4Mal 2:8Mal 3:3

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