לוי

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לוי

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Uncertain; possibly transliterated from יִלָּוֶה (yillaweh, “he will join”), or possibly loaned from Minaean 𐩡𐩥𐩱 (lawiʾu, “priest”). More at Levi.

proper noun לֵוִי · leví

Levi (the third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah)
a male given name, Levi and Levy
a surname

noun לֵוִי · leví · לוויים · לְוִיִּים

Levite הֲלֹא אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ הַלֵּוִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי דַבֵּר יְדַבֵּר הוּא

In English

Levi third son of Jacob
Levite member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi

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"לוי." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%99. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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לוי. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%99

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"לוי." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%99.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {לוי},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}