Levi

¹ American  

[lee-vahy, lay-vee, lee-vee] / ˈli vaɪ, ˈleɪ vi, ˈli vi /

noun

1. 1. a son of Jacob and Leah.

   2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.

2. original name of the Biblical Matthew.

3. a Levite.

4. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a joining.”

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Levi ² American  

[le-vee] / ˈlɛ vi /

noun

1. Carlo 1902–75, Italian painter and writer.

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Levi ¹ British  

/ ˈliːvaɪ /

noun

1. Old Testament

   1. the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Levi (Genesis 29:34)

   2. the priestly tribe descended from this patriarch (Numbers 18:21–24)

2. New Testament another name for Matthew the apostle

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Levi ² British  

/ ˈlɛːvi /

noun

1. Carlo. 1902–75, Italian physician, painter, and writer. Best known for his novel Christ Stopped at Eboli (1947), his other works include The Watch (1952) and Words are Stones (1958)

2. Primo (ˈpriːməʊ). 1919–87, Italian novelist. His book If This is a Man (1947) relates his experiences in Auschwitz. Other books include The Periodic Table (1956) and The Drowned and the Saved (1988), published after his suicide

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Levi ³ British  

/ ˈlevi, ˈliːvaɪ /

noun

1. Judaism a descendant of the tribe of Levi who has certain privileges in the synagogue service

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Example Sentences

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Levi

Workers make clothes for companies that range from Fruit of the Loom to Levi Strauss and VF Corp, whose brands include Vans, Timberland and The North Face.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Factories in Bangladesh produce clothes for international companies ranging from Fruit of the Loom and Levi Strauss to VF Corp, whose brands include Vans, Timberland and The North Face.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Levi Colwill: The England defender was part of an overall poor defensive display but did not make any obvious errors himself.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

He also appeared in a cameo in the 2023 film “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” where he interacted with the latest incarnation of the superhero played by Zachary Levi.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I look away to Levi and then to Windy.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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