Strong’s H3879 · Hebrew
לֵוִי
Lêvîy
lay-vee'
Definition
{something attached, i.e. a wreath}
Etymology
(Aramaic) corresponding to H3880 (לִוְיָה)
Where the KJV renders it
- Levite
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