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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 - وَدَشَّنَ كَهَنَةُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَاللاوِيُّونَ وَبَقِيَّةُ الْمَسْبِيِّينَ الْعَائِدِينَ هَيْكَلَ اللهِ بِفَرَحٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:18 - وَتَوَزَّعَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ حَسَبَ فِرَقِهِمِ الْمُخْتَلِفَةِ لِيَقُومُوا بِخِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ، كَمَا هُوَ مَنْصُوصٌ عَلَيْهِ فِي شَرِيعَةِ مُوسَى.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:13 - لَقَدْ صَدَرَ مِنِّي أَمْرٌ بِالسَّمَاحِ لِكُلِّ مَنْ أَرَادَ فِي مَمْلَكَتِي مِنْ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَكَهَنَتِهِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ مَعَكَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:24 - نُفِيدُكُمْ أَنَّ جَمِيعَ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ وَالْمُغَنِّينَ وَحُرَّاسِ الْهَيْكَلِ وَخُدَّامِهِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ فِيهِ، مُعْفَوْنَ مِنْ أَيَّةِ جِزْيَةٍ أَوْ خَرَاجٍ أَو خَفَارَةٍ.
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