לוי

Hebrew
Root
ל־ו־ה (l-w-h)

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly transliterated from לוי (yillaweh, “he will join”), or possibly loaned from Minaean 𐩡𐩥𐩱 (lawiʾu, “priest”).[1][2] More at Levi.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

לֵוִי • (leví) m

  1. a male given name, Levi or Levy
  2. a surname

Noun

לֵוִי • (leví) m (plural indefinite לוויים / לְוִיִּים)

  1. Levite
    • Tanach, Exodus 4:14, with translation of the King James Version:
      הֲלֹא אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ הַלֵּוִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי דַבֵּר יְדַבֵּר הוּא
      haló aharón achícha haleví yadá'ti kí dabér y'dabér hú
      Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well.

Descendants
  • → English: Levi, Levin; Levine; Levy; Lewi

References
  1. Levi, Tribe of", in the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia
  2. Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Levy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 430.
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