Strong’s H3878 · Hebrew

לֵוִי
Lêvîy
lay-vee'

Definition

Levi, a son of Jacob

Etymology

from H3867 (לָוָה); attached;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Levi. See also H3879 (לֵוִי)
  • H3881 (לֵוִיִּי)

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