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Levi

1
[ lee-vahy, ley-vee; for 5 also lee-vee ]
/ ˈli vaɪ, ˈleɪ vi; for 5 also ˈli vi /
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noun

a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
one of the 12 tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
original name of Matthew(def 1).
a Levite.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a joining.”

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Definition for levi (2 of 3)

Levi

2
[ le-vee ]
/ ˈlɛ vi /

noun

Car·lo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/, 1902–75, Italian painter and writer.

Definition for levi (3 of 3)

Levi's

[ lee-vahyz ]
/ ˈli vaɪz /

(used with a plural verb) Trademark.

a brand of clothing, especially blue jeans.
Compare blue jeans.
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British Dictionary definitions for levi (1 of 4)

Levi

1
/ (ˈliːvaɪ) /

noun

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)
New Testament another name for Matthew the apostle

British Dictionary definitions for levi (2 of 4)

Levi

2
/ (Italian ˈlɛːvi) /

noun

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)
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

British Dictionary definitions for levi (3 of 4)

Levi

3

Levite (ˈliːvaɪt)

/ (ˈliːvaɪ, Hebrew ˈlevi) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for levi (4 of 4)

Levi's

/ (ˈliːvaɪz) /

pl n

trademark jeans, usually blue and made of denim
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for levi

Levi

masc. proper name, biblical son of Jacob by Leah, from Hebrew lewi, literally "joining, pledging, attached," from stem of lawah "he joined."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper