Quick Definition
Levi
Biblical Persons & Places
Levi
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man who founded the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34;
referred to as Levi or Levite (לֵוִי), or Levite (Aramiac לֵוָי), or Levi or Levite or Levitical (לֵוִי), or Levi (Λευΐ), or Levite (Λευΐτης), or Levitical (Λευϊτικός);
son of Israel and Leah;
a brother of Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun and Dinah;
half-brother of: Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Joseph and Benjamin;
father of Gershon, Kohath, Merari and Jochebed.
Strong's Definition
Levi, a son of Jacob
Derivation: from H3867 (לָוָה); attached;
KJV Usage: Levi. See also H3879 (לֵוִי), H3881 (לֵוִיִּי).
TWOT Reference: 1093
Outline of Biblical Usage
Levi = "joined to"
1) the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34;
son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812);
brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783);
half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144);
father of: Gershon (H1648), Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115)
§ Levi = "joined to"
the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
לֵוִי
lêvý̂y
BDB Definition:
Levi = joined to
1) the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3867
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1093
Total KJV Occurrences: 65