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Levay <a href="../hebrew/3880.htm" title="3880">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Levay: Levi</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">לֵוִי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Leviy<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>leh-VAI<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(lay-vee')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Levi<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>something attached, a wreath<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root לָוָה (lavah), meaning "to join" or "to attach."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G3017 (Λευί):</b> Levi, referring to the same individual or tribe in the New Testament context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The name "Levi" is primarily used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to the third son of Jacob and Leah. Levi is the progenitor of the Levites, the Israelite tribe set apart for religious duties and temple service. The name signifies attachment or joining, reflecting Leah's hope that Jacob would become more attached to her after Levi's birth (Genesis 29:34).<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Levi holds significant importance in Israelite history and religious practice. The Levites were designated as the priestly class, responsible for the tabernacle and later the temple's care and rituals. This tribe did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes but were given cities scattered throughout Israel. The Levites' role was central to maintaining the spiritual and religious life of the nation, serving as mediators between God and the people.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm">Leviyyi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>desc. of Levi<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Levites (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Levite <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/3880.htm">livyah</a> -- Levite. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3880.htm">livyah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְ֠לֵוָיֵא וְלֵוָיֵ֗א וְלֵוָיֵ֜א וְלֵוָיֵא֙ ולויא velevaYe wə·lê·wā·yê wəlêwāyê<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א <b> וְלֵוָיֵ֜א </b> וּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּנֵי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the priests, <span class="itali">the Levites</span> and the rest<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the priests, <span class="itali">and the Levites,</span> and the rest<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Israel the priests <span class="itali">the Levites</span> and the rest and the sons<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָהֲנַיָּ֜א בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן <b> וְלֵוָיֵא֙ </b> בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to their divisions <span class="itali">and the Levites</span> in their orders<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in their divisions, <span class="itali">and the Levites</span> in their courses,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the priests to their divisions <span class="itali">and the Levites</span> their orders for<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִי <b> וְלֵוָיֵ֗א </b> לִמְהָ֧ךְ לִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and their priests <span class="itali">and the Levites</span> in my kingdom<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and [of] his priests <span class="itali">and Levites,</span> in my realm,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Israel and their priests <span class="itali">and the Levites</span> up to Jerusalem<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָל־ כָּהֲנַיָּ֣א <b> וְ֠לֵוָיֵא </b> זַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤א תָרָֽעַיָּא֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the priests, <span class="itali">Levites,</span> singers,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the priests <span class="itali">and Levites,</span> singers,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> any of the priests <span class="itali">Levites</span> singers doorkeepers<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3879.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3879.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3879<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/velevaye_3879.htm">wə·lê·wā·yê — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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