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Lexicon :: Strong's H3878 - lēvî

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לֵוִי
Transliteration
lēvî
Pronunciation
lay-vee'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 1093

Strong’s Definitions

לֵוִי Lêvîy, lay-vee'; from H3867; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob:—Levi. See also H3879, H3881.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x

The KJV translates Strong's H3878 in the following manner: Levi (64x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x
The KJV translates Strong's H3878 in the following manner: Levi (64x).

  1. Levi = "joined to"

    1. the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לֵוִי Lêvîy, lay-vee'; from H3867; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob:—Levi. See also H3879, H3881.
STRONGS H3878: Abbreviations
† I. לֵוִי proper name, masculine Levi (√ and meaning dubious; Genesis 29:34 (J) interpreted as joined, i.e. husband to wife; Numbers 18:2, 4 (P; apparently in word-play) of Levites as joined to, attendant upon, Aaron; originally as attached to, accompanying Israel from Egypt, LagOr. ii. 20 f.; as attached to, attending upon the ark, BauPriest. 74; in this case I. לֵוִי would be derived from II. לֵוִי in priestly sense; HomA. u. A. 1890, 30 f. proposes Minaean לוא, lau'ân, priest, compare IdSüd-Arab. Chrest. 127; against all such views see KauSK 1890, 771 f. WeProl. ed. 5, 141; Hist. Israel 145 StaZAW i (1881), 112 ff. GrayProp. Names, p. 96, compare NöZMG xi (1886). 167, make לֵוִי name, of a people from לֵאָה (H3812 which see); compare a further suggestion WeSkizzen iii. 114) — Greek Version of the LXX Λευ(ε)ι(ν); —
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a. Levi, son of Jacob and Leah, as individual, Genesis 29:34; Genesis 34:25, 30; Genesis 35:23; Genesis 49:5 (all J); Genesis 35:23; Genesis 46:11; Exodus 1:2; Exodus 6:16; Exodus 16:16; Numbers 3:17; Numbers 16:1 (all P); 1 Chronicles 21; 1 Chronicles 5:22; 1 Chronicles 6:1; 1 Chronicles 6:4; 1 Chronicles 6:23; 1 Chronicles 6:28; 1 Chronicles 6:32; 1 Chronicles 23:6; Ezra 8:18; so בַּתלֿ׳ [אֶתֿ] Exodus 2:1 (E), Numbers 26:59 (P).
b. as head of a family of descendants, in phrase בֵּית לֵוִי Exodus 2:1 (E), and (with reference to tribe; late) Numbers 17:23, ל׳ בֵּית מִשְׁפַחַת Zechariah 12:13.
c. often בְּנֵי(־)ל׳ Exodus 32:26, 28 (E), Joshua 21:10 (P), בְּנֵי(־)ל׳ with tribal reference Numbers 3:15; Numbers 4:2; Numbers 18:21 (charged with service of tabernacle, and hence to receive tithes; all P); as priests הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי לֵוִי Deuteronomy 21:5; Deuteronomy 31:9, compare Malachi 3:3, and לֹא הָיוּ מִבְּנֵי ל׳ 1 Kings 12:31; from the בְּנֵי ל׳ the Zadokites are selected as priests Ezekiel 40:46; according to 1 Chronicles 9:18; 1 Chronicles 23:24, 27 בְּנֵי ל׳ are subordinate officials in temple (compare 1 Chronicles 23:28f.), compare 1 Chronicles 24:20; sharply distinguished from priests Ezra 8:15; Nehemiah 12:23 (compare Nehemiah 12:22); so also in later stratum of story of Korah's revolt Numbers 16:7, 8, 10 (P2).
2. as name of tribe, שֵׁבֶט ל׳ Deuteronomy 18:1 (priestly tribe), מַטֵּה ל׳ Numbers 1:49 (in charge of tabernacle), Numbers 3:6; Numbers 18:2 (ministers unto Aaron); לֵוִי alone = (tribe of) Levi Deuteronomy 27:12; Deuteronomy 33:8 (earlier poem), Numbers 26:58 (P), Ezekiel 48:31; Malachi 2:4 (priestly tribe, compare Malachi 2:1), 1 Chronicles 21:6; 1 Chronicles 27:17; מַטֵּה ל׳ =rod of (the tribe of) Levi Numbers 17:18 (P); also (no inheritance, because charged with service of tabernacle) Deuteronomy 10:9.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3879.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:34; 29:34; 34:25; 34:30; 35:23; 35:23; 46:11; 49:5

Exodus

1:2; 2:1; 2:1; 6:16; 16:16; 32:26; 32:28

Numbers

1:49; 3:6; 3:15; 3:17; 4:2; 16:1; 16:7; 16:8; 16:10; 18:2; 18:2; 18:4; 18:21; 26:58; 26:59

Deuteronomy

10:9; 18:1; 21:5; 27:12; 31:9; 33:8

Joshua

21:10

1 Kings

12:31

1 Chronicles

5:22; 6:1; 6:4; 6:23; 6:28; 6:32; 9:18; 21; 21:6; 23:6; 23:24; 23:27; 23:28; 24:20; 27:17

Ezra

8:15; 8:18

Nehemiah

12:22; 12:23

Ezekiel

40:46; 48:31

Zechariah

12:13

Malachi

2:1; 2:4; 3:3

H3878

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Strong's Number H3878 matches the Hebrew לֵוִי (lēvî),
which occurs 64 times in 61 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 29:34–1Ch 24:20)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:34 - And she conceiveth again, and beareth a son, and saith, 'Now is the time, my husband is joined unto me, because I have born to him three sons,' therefore hath one called his name Levi.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25 - And it cometh to pass, on the third day, in their being pained, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, take each his sword, and come in against the city confidently, and slay every male;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:30 - And Jacob saith unto Simeon and unto Levi, 'Ye have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Perizzite: and I am few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have smitten me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:23 - And the sons of Jacob are twelve. Sons of Leah: Jacob's first-born Reuben, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:11 - And sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:5 - Simeon and Levi are brethren! Instruments of violence -- their espousals!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:2 - Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:1 - And there goeth a man of the house of Levi, and he taketh the daughter of Levi,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:16 - And these are the names of the sons of Levi, as to their births: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi are a hundred and thirty and seven years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:19 - And the sons of Merari are Mahli and Mushi: these are families of Levi, as to their births.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:26 - and Moses standeth in the gate of the camp, and saith, 'Who is for Jehovah? -- unto me!' and all the sons of Levi are gathered unto him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:28 - And the sons of Levi do according to the word of Moses, and there fall of the people on that day about three thousand men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:49

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:49 - 'Only, the tribe of Levi thou dost not number, and their sum thou dost not take up in the midst of the sons of Israel;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:6 - 'Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou hast caused it to stand before Aaron the priest, and they have served him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:15 - 'Number the sons of Levi by the house of their fathers, by their families; every male from a son of a month and upward thou dost number them.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:17 - And these are sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:2 - 'Take up the sum of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the sons of Levi, by their families, by the house of their fathers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:1 - And Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, taketh both Dathan and Abiram sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth, sons of Reuben,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:7 - and put in them fire, and put on them perfume, before Jehovah to-morrow, and it hath been, the man whom Jehovah chooseth, he is the holy one; -- enough of you, sons of Levi.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:8 - And Moses saith unto Korah, 'Hear ye, I pray you, sons of Levi;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:10 - yea, He doth bring thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee -- and ye have sought also the priesthood!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:3 - and Aaron's name thou dost write on the tribe of Levi; for one rod is for the head of their fathers' house:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:8 - And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses goeth in unto the tent of the testimony, and lo, the rod of Aaron hath flourished for the house of Levi, and is bringing out flourishing, and doth blossom blossoms, and doth produce almonds;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:2 - and also thy brethren, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring near with thee, and they are joined unto thee, and serve thee, even thou and thy sons with thee, before the tent of the testimony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:21 - and to the sons of Levi, lo, I have given all the tenth in Israel for inheritance in exchange for their service which they are serving -- the service of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:59

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:59 - and the name of Amram's wife is Jochebed, daughter of Levi, whom one hath born to Levi in Egypt; and she beareth to Amram Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:8 - 'At that time hath Jehovah separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah, to serve Him, and to bless in His name, unto this day,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:9 - therefore there hath not been to Levi a portion and inheritance with his brethren; Jehovah Himself is his inheritance, as Jehovah thy God hath spoken to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:1 - 'There is not to the priests the Levites -- all the tribe of Levi -- a portion and inheritance with Israel; fire-offerings of Jehovah, even His inheritance, they eat,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:5 - 'And the priests, sons of Levi, have come nigh -- for on them hath Jehovah thy God fixed to serve Him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their mouth is every strife, and every stroke --

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:12 - 'These do stand, to bless the people, on mount Gerizzim, in your passing over the Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:9 - And Moses writeth this law, and giveth it unto the priests (sons of Levi, those bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah), and unto all the elders of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:8 - And of Levi he said: -- Thy Thummim and thy Urim are for thy pious one, Whom Thou hast tried in Massah, Thou dost strive with Him at the waters of Meribah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:14 - Only, to the tribe of Levi he hath not given an inheritance; fire-offerings of Jehovah, God of Israel, is its inheritance, as He hath spoken to it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:33 - and to the tribe of Levi Moses gave not an inheritance; Jehovah, God of Israel, Himself is their inheritance, as He hath spoken to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:10 - and they are for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathite, of the sons of Levi, for theirs hath been the first lot;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:31 - And he maketh the house of high places, and maketh priests of the extremities of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:1 - These are sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:1 - Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:16 - Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:38 - son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:43 - son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:47 - son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:18 - and hitherto they are at the gate of the king eastward; they are the gatekeepers for the companies of the sons of Levi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:26 - Of the sons of Levi are four thousand and six hundred;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:6 - And Levi and Benjamin he hath not numbered in their midst, for the word of the king was abominable with Joab.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:6 - And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:14 - As to Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:24 - These are sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their polls, doing the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from a son of twenty years and upward,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:20 - And for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

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