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Lexicon :: Strong's H3879 - lēvay

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לֵוַי
Transliteration
lēvay
Pronunciation
lay-vee'
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Part of Speech
masculine patrial noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to לִוְיָה (H3880)
Strong’s Definitions

לֵוִי Lêvîy, lay-vee'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3880:—Levite.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H3879 in the following manner: Levite (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H3879 in the following manner: Levite (4x).

  1. Levite = see Levi "joined to"

    1. the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah

      1. the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לֵוִי Lêvîy, lay-vee'; (Aramaic) corresponding to H3880:—Levite.
STRONGS H3879: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† [לֵוָי] name, of a people Levite (Biblical Hebrew H3878 לִוֵי); — plural emphatic לויא Kt, לְוָאֵי Qr (K§§ 61, 6); 52. d), Ezra 6:16, Ezra 6:18; Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:24 (all + priests).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

6:16; 6:18; 7:13; 7:24

H3879

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3879 matches the Hebrew לֵוַי (lēvay),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:16 - Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:18 - And they installed the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their groups for the service of God at Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:13 - Now I decree that any of the Israelites in my kingdom, including priests and Levites, who volunteer to go to Jerusalem with you, may go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:24 - You are also to know that you have no authority to impose taxes, tribute or duty on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, temple servants or other workers at this house of God.
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