This is the name of Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites.
Definition
from H3867; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob
Traditional renderings: Levi. See also H3879, H3881.
Traditional renderings: Levi. See also H3879, H3881.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
59 total
- Genesis 29:34לֵוִֽי׃ · LeviOnce again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
- Genesis 34:25וְלֵוִ֜י · and LeviThree days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
- Genesis 34:30לֵוִי֮ · and LeviThen Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
- Genesis 35:23וְלֵוִ֣י · LeviThe sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 46:11לֵוִ֑י · of LeviThe sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Genesis 49:5וְלֵוִ֖י · and LeviSimeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
- Exodus 1:2לֵוִ֖י · LeviReuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
- Exodus 2:1 (2×)לֵוִ֑י · of Levi; לֵוִֽי׃ · a LeviteNow a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,
- Exodus 6:16לֵוִ֔י · LeviThese were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- Exodus 6:19הַלֵּוִ֖י · of the LevitesThe sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
- Exodus 32:26לֵוִֽי׃So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
- Exodus 32:28לֵוִ֖יThe Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.
- Numbers 1:49לֵוִי֙ · of Levi“Do not number the tribe of Levi in the census with the other Israelites.
- Numbers 3:15לֵוִ֔י“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
- Numbers 3:17לֵוִ֖י · of LeviThese were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 4:2לֵוִ֑י · the Levites“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,
- Numbers 16:7לֵוִֽי׃ · of Levi…and tomorrow you are to place fire and incense in them in the presence of the LORD. Then the man the LORD chooses will be the one who is holy. It is you sons of Levi who have taken too much upon yourselves!”
- Numbers 16:8לֵוִֽי׃ · of LeviMoses also said to Korah, “Now listen, you sons of Levi!
- Numbers 16:10לֵוִ֖יHe has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.
- Numbers 17:3לֵוִ֑י · of Levi…and write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi, because there must be one staff for the head of each tribe.
- Numbers 17:8לֵוִ֑י · of LeviThe next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, put forth buds, blossomed, and produced almonds.
- Numbers 18:2לֵוִ֜י · of LeviBut bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.
- Numbers 18:21לֵוִ֔יBehold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 26:58לֵוִ֗י · of the LevitesThese were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,
- Numbers 26:59 (2×)לֵוִ֔י · of Levi; לְלֵוִ֖י · to Levi…and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
- Deuteronomy 10:8הַלֵּוִ֔י · of LeviAt that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.
- Deuteronomy 18:1לֵוִ֛י · of LeviThe Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 21:5לֵוִי֒ · of LeviAnd the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.
- Deuteronomy 27:12וְלֵוִ֣י · Levi“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
- Deuteronomy 33:8וּלְלֵוִ֣י · Concerning LeviConcerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah.
- Joshua 13:14הַלֵּוִ֔י · of LeviTo the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The food offerings to the LORD, the God of Israel, are their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
- Joshua 13:33הַלֵּוִ֔י · of LeviTo the tribe of Levi, however, Moses had given no inheritance. The LORD, the God of Israel, is their inheritance, just as He had promised them.
- Joshua 21:10לֵוִ֑י…to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:
- 1 Kings 12:31לֵוִֽי׃Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.
- 1 Chronicles 2:1לֵוִ֣י · LeviThese were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,
- 1 Chronicles 6:1לֵוִ֑י · of LeviThe sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:16לֵוִ֑י · LeviThe sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:38לֵוִ֖י · of Levi…the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 6:43לֵוִֽי׃ס · of Levi…the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 6:47לֵוִֽי׃ס · of Levi…the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 9:18לֵוִֽי׃…he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
- 1 Chronicles 12:26הַלֵּוִ֔יFrom Levi: 4,600,
- 1 Chronicles 21:6וְלֵוִי֙ · LeviBut Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6לֵוִ֔י · of LeviThen David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 23:14הַלֵּוִֽי׃ · of LeviAs for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 23:24לֵוִי֩ · of LeviThese were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 23:27לֵוִ֑יFor according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
- 1 Chronicles 24:20לֵוִ֖י · of LeviNow these were the rest of the descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.