Hebrew · H3878

לֵוִי

Levi , a son of Jacob

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לֵוִי H3878

Pronunciation Levi

What does לֵוִי (Levi) mean in the Bible?

לֵוִי (Levi) is a Hebrew word meaning "Levi , a son of Jacob".

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Questions this entry answers

What does לֵוִי (Levi) mean in the Bible?

לֵוִי (Levi) is a Hebrew word meaning "Levi , a son of Jacob".

How does the BSB render H3878?

The BSB source-word alignment has 59 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Levi (28), . . . (11), Levi (9), and Levi (3), of the Levites (2).

Where does לֵוִי (Levi) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 29:34. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (15), Numbers (14), Exodus (7), Genesis (6).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

of Levi 28× Genesis 46:11, Exodus 2:1, Numbers 1:49, Numbers 3:17

. . . 11× Exodus 32:26, Exodus 32:28, Numbers 3:15, Numbers 16:10

Levi 9× Genesis 29:34, Genesis 35:23, Exodus 1:2, Exodus 6:16

and Levi 3× Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 49:5

of the Levites 2× Exodus 6:19, Numbers 26:58

a Levite 1× Exodus 2:1

Concerning Levi 1× Deuteronomy 33:8

over Levi 1× 1 Chronicles 27:17

the [only] Levites 1× Ezekiel 40:46

the Levites 1× Numbers 4:2

to Levi 1× Numbers 26:59

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 29:34

Aligned rows 59

Books represented 12

Genesis 6 Exodus 7 Numbers 14 Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 3 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 15 Nehemiah 2 Psalms 1 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1 Malachi 3

Source forms

לֵוִ֑י 9x lê·wî Genesis 46:11, Exodus 2:1, Numbers 4:2, Numbers 17:3

לֵוִֽי׃ 7x lê·wî Genesis 29:34, Exodus 2:1, Exodus 32:26, Numbers 16:7

לֵוִ֖י 6x lê·wî Exodus 1:2, Exodus 32:28, Numbers 3:17, Numbers 16:10

לֵוִ֔י 6x lê·wî Exodus 6:16, Numbers 3:15, Numbers 18:21, Numbers 26:59

הַלֵּוִ֔י 5x hal·lê·wî Deuteronomy 10:8, Joshua 13:14, Joshua 13:33, 1 Chronicles 12:26

לֵוִי֙ 4x lê·wî Numbers 1:49, Nehemiah 12:23, Zechariah 12:13, Malachi 3:3

וְלֵוִ֣י 2x wə·lê·wî Genesis 35:23, Deuteronomy 27:12

לֵוִ֛י 2x lê·wî Deuteronomy 18:1, Ezekiel 40:46

Parsing patterns

Noun - proper - masculine singular 42x Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 46:11, Exodus 1:2

Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 9x Exodus 6:19, Deuteronomy 10:8, Joshua 13:14, Joshua 13:33

Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 5x Genesis 34:25, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 49:5, Deuteronomy 27:12

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Numbers 26:59, 1 Chronicles 27:17

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 33:8

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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לֵוִי

What does לֵוִי (Levi) mean in the Bible?

What does לֵוִי (Levi) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H3878?

Where does לֵוִי (Levi) appear in Scripture?

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