Word Study · Strong's H3879 · Hebrew
לֵוִי
Levi
lay-vee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Lêvîy
“{something attached, i.e. a wreath}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{something attached, i.e. a wreath}
Rendered in the KJV as
Levite.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- וְלֵוָיֵ֜א1
- וְלֵוָיֵא֙1
- וְלֵוָיֵ֗א1
- וְ֠לֵוָיֵא1
How it is rendered · 1
- and Levites the4
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- conjunction (“and”) + gentilic noun (a people) + particle of affirmation (“surely”)4
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- AC/Ngmpd/Ta · 4
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Ezra4 occurrences
- Ezra 6:16וְלֵוָיֵ֜אvelevaye'conjunction (“and”) + gentilic noun (a people) + particle of affirmation (“surely”)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.here: and Levites the
- Ezra 6:18וְלֵוָיֵא֙velevaye'conjunction (“and”) + gentilic noun (a people) + particle of affirmation (“surely”)They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.here: and Levites the
- Ezra 7:13וְלֵוָיֵ֗אvelevaye'conjunction (“and”) + gentilic noun (a people) + particle of affirmation (“surely”)I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.here: and Levites the
- Ezra 7:24וְ֠לֵוָיֵאvelevaye'conjunction (“and”) + gentilic noun (a people) + particle of affirmation (“surely”)And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.here: and Levites the
Same headword in Strong's