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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