Levi

¹

[lee-vahy, ley-vee, lee-vee]

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.”

Levi

²

[le-vee]

noun

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

Levi

¹

/ 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

Levi

²

/ 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

Levi

³

/ ˈliːvaɪt, ˈlevi, ˈliːvaɪ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

It was 10 years ago at Levi’s Stadium that Denver’s Peyton Manning, quarterbacking his second franchise, won his second Super Bowl ring and decided to retire.

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Shiffrin, who won the first slalom of the season last weekend in Levi, Finland, could clinch her 103rd World Cup victory, further improving on the all-time record she has held since 2023.

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The car came careening down Sepulveda Boulevard, collided into Braun Levi and sent the Loyola High School tennis star flying through the air before he slammed into the asphalt.

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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held his nerve to win the men's slalom in the Finnish resort of Levi on Sunday, a maiden World Cup victory for Brazil.

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So the Rams’ three-touchdown lead early in the second quarter on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium was nothing to get comfortable about.

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