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Levi
LEE-veye
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1
In the Bible, the third son of Jacob, ancestor of the Israelite tribe of Levi.
"Levi was one of the twelve sons of Jacob."
2
A masculine given name of Hebrew origin, also used as a Jewish surname.
"Their son was named Levi after his great-grandfather."
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Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin.