lev

¹

[ lef ]

noun

, plural lev·a [lev, -, uh].

1. a coin and monetary unit of Bulgaria, equal to 100 stotinki. : L., LV.

lev-

²

1. variant of levo- before a vowel:

   levulose.

Lev.

³

abbreviation for

, Bible.

1. Leviticus.

Lev.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Leviticus

lev

²

/ lɛf /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki

Word History and Origins

Origin of lev¹

First recorded in 1900–05; from Bulgarian: literally, “lion,” Old Church Slavonic lĭvŭ, probably from Old High German lewo, from Latin lēo; leu

Word History and Origins

Origin of lev¹

from Bulgarian: lion

Example Sentences

The former priest will wed Elizabeth Lev Glendon in a private wedding at an undisclosed location in the United States.

From The Daily Beast

In an email to the Associated Press, Lev Glendon said, “we have no intention of ever discussing our personal life in this forum.”

From The Daily Beast

A year later, he left the priesthood completely to help Lev Glendon care for their son, who has Down Syndrome.

From The Daily Beast

It was during that time, in 2005, Lev Glendon and Williams had their baby.

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Williams and Lev Glendon have refused to comment on their nuptials.

From The Daily Beast

The Hebrew word is "Peres," a term which only occurs twice when signifying a species of bird; namely, in Lev.

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Whale is the same word as whole, and leviathan is radically the lev of elephant.

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It will be observed that Hillel humanizes the law laid down in Lev.

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This extreme conception arose from the accepted though uninspired interpretation of Lev.

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For the elaborate ceremonies incident to the cleansing of a recovered leper see Lev.

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