Levi

¹ American  

[lee-vahy, ley-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  

/ ˈliːvaɪt, 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

She is staying with her parents in Valencia, who are watching her 1-year-old son, Levi, while she plays.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The “Soak Up the Sun” singer adopted her older son, Wyatt, now 19, the same year that she moved to Nashville, and later welcomed Levi, now 16, in 2010.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Levi emerged from the translation, he wrote, “as if from an illness,” and Ms. Hruska suggests that the depression he sank into may have contributed to his death.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

However, the return of defender Levi Colwill for his first start in 10 months, since the Fifa Club World Cup final, brought composure in possession and greater stability when building from the back.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

He saw men like Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis as icons, proof of the success waiting for us here.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros