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Strong's #3881 - לֵוִיִּי

Transliteration
Lêvîyîy
Phonetics
lay-vee-ee', lay-vee'
Origin
patronymically from (H3878)
Parts of Speech
adjective
TWOT
None
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לִוְיָתָן
Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

  1. Levite = see Levi "joined to"
    1. the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah
      1. the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

Frequency Lists
Verse Results
ASV (275)
Exodus 2
Leviticus 4
Numbers 58
Deuteronomy 19
Joshua 13
Judges 10
1 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 32
2 Chronicles 64
Ezra 18
Nehemiah 42
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 8
BSB (285)
Exodus 4
Leviticus 4
Numbers 61
Deuteronomy 21
Joshua 14
Judges 10
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 33
2 Chronicles 65
Ezra 20
Nehemiah 43
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 9
CSB (293)
Exodus 3
Leviticus 4
Numbers 68
Deuteronomy 25
Joshua 16
Judges 9
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 34
2 Chronicles 63
Ezra 19
Nehemiah 45
Psalms 1
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 8
ESV (284)
Exodus 3
Leviticus 4
Numbers 60
Deuteronomy 19
Joshua 14
Judges 10
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 35
2 Chronicles 65
Ezra 18
Nehemiah 43
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 8
KJV (283)
Exodus 3
Leviticus 4
Numbers 60
Deuteronomy 19
Joshua 14
Judges 10
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 35
2 Chronicles 65
Ezra 18
Nehemiah 40
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 8
LEB (290)
Exodus 3
Leviticus 4
Numbers 64
Deuteronomy 20
Joshua 14
Judges 10
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 35
2 Chronicles 64
Ezra 18
Nehemiah 43
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 8
LSB (283)
Exodus 4
Leviticus 4
Numbers 58
Deuteronomy 19
Joshua 14
Judges 10
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 33
2 Chronicles 65
Ezra 18
Nehemiah 43
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 8
N95 (283)
Exodus 4
Leviticus 4
Numbers 58
Deuteronomy 19
Joshua 14
Judges 10
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 33
2 Chronicles 65
Ezra 18
Nehemiah 43
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 8
NAS (283)
Exodus 4
Leviticus 4
Numbers 58
Deuteronomy 19
Joshua 14
Judges 10
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 33
2 Chronicles 65
Ezra 19
Nehemiah 43
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 8
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (285)
Exodus 3
Leviticus 4
Numbers 59
Deuteronomy 19
Joshua 14
Judges 10
1 Samuel 1
2 Samuel 1
1 Kings 1
1 Chronicles 35
2 Chronicles 65
Ezra 18
Nehemiah 43
Isaiah 1
Jeremiah 3
Ezekiel 8
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 II. לֵוִי291 adjective, of a people Levite; — לֵוִי, 40t.; plural לֵוִיִּם250t.; suffix לְוִיֵּנוּ Nehemiah 10:1; —

l. singular of individual, ׳אִישׁ ל Judges 19:1 a certain Levite; predicate ׳וְהוּא ל Judges 17:1 and he was a Levite, so Judges 17:9; with article ׳הַלּ as substantive the Levite Exodus 4:11 (J), Judges 17:10,11,12,13 (as priest), Deuteronomy 18:6; 2 Chronicles 20:14; 31:12,14; Ezra 10:15; ׳הַנַּעַר הַלּ Judges 18:3,15; ׳הָאִישׁ הַלּ Judges 20:4. Sg. usually

2 with articleהַלֵּוִי as substantive collective the Levites: Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:20,32; Numbers 26:57 (all P); Numbers 18:23 (P; charged with service of tabernacle); especially D, Deuteronomy 12:12,18,19; Deuteronomy 14:27,29; Deuteronomy 16:1,14; Deuteronomy 26:10,12,13; also 1 Chronicles 24:6; Malachi 2:8 (as priestly tribe); ׳שֵׁבָט הַלּ Deuteronomy 10:8 tribe of the Levites (set apart for service), compare Joshua 13:14,33; 1 Chronicles 23:14; בְּנֵיהַֿלֵּוִי 1 Chronicles 12:27 (van d. H v. 1 Chronicles 12:26) sons of the Levites (i.e. of the tribe); so Nehemiah 10:40 (as tithe-collectors); בֵּית הַלֵּוִי Psalm 135:20 house (family, tribe) of the Levites.

3 pluralלְוִיִּם chiefly Chronicles and P; — always with article ַ˜הלְוִיִּם except suffix לוִיֵּנוּ Nehemiah 10:1; the article is omitted by ᵐ5ᵑ9 and most in Isaiah 66:21; always = substantive Levites; — 1

a. earlier usage: — as bearing the ark 1 Samuel 6:15; 2 Samuel 15:24; Deuteronomy 31:25, so (with priests) 1 Kings 8:4 2 Chronicles 5:5 (HCT ׳הכהנים הַל; read probably ׳וְהַל as in Kings, ᵐ5ᵑ6 ᵑ9 compare Öttli VB); also 1Chronicles Isaiah 1Chronicles 15:2,26,27; 1 Chronicles 23:26; 2 Chronicles 5:4 (for הכהנים "" 1 Kings 8:3).

b. not distinguished from priests by D: ׳הַכֹּהֲנִים הַל Deuteronomy 17:9,18; Deuteronomy 18:1; Deuteronomy 24:8; Deuteronomy 27:9; Joshua 3:3; Joshua 8:33 (both D; as bearing ark), also Jeremiah 33:18,21 ׅ׳הַכ ׳(הַל, Ezekiel 43:19; Ezekiel 44:15; compare Deuteronomy 18:7; Deuteronomy 27:14; Jeremiah 33:22; ׳הַל׳הַכ likewise 2 Chronicles 23:18; 30:27 (but read probably ׳וְהַל after ᵐ5ᵑ6 ᵑ9, compare Öttli and below)

c. as tribal designation, Exodus 6:25; Numbers 3:39; Numbers 4:18,46; Joshua 21:1 (all P), 1 Chronicles 9:33,34; 1 Chronicles 15:12; 2 Chronicles 35:5; Nehemiah 11:15,16; Nehemiah 12:24; with reference to share in land Leviticus 25:32 (twice in verse); Leviticus 25:33 (twice in verse) (H), Numbers 1:47; Numbers 2:33; Joshua 14:3,4; Joshua 21:3,4,8,20,27,34,38,39 (all P), Joshua 18:7 (D), 1 Chronicles 6:49; compare also 2 Chronicles 11:14.

d. set apart for service in tabernacle, Exodus 38:21; Numbers 1:50,51 (twice in verse); Numbers 1:53 (twice in verse); Numbers 2:17; Numbers 7:5,6; Numbers 8:6 18t. Numbers 8 (all p), compare 1 Chronicles 6:33; 1 Chronicles 16:4; ministers to Aaron and his sons Numbers 3:9; Numbers 8:19; Numbers 18:6 (P); set apart for ׳י (as redemption for first-born) Numbers 3:12 (twice in verse) + 7t. Numbers 3 (P); with certain perquisites Numbers 18:24,26,30 9t. Numbers (P).

2 in Chronicles the tribal idea is in the background, and thought of Levites as official class is prominent:

a. distinguished from priests׳וְהַל ׳הַכ 1 Chronicles 9:14 (compare 1 Chronicles 9:10), 1 Chronicles 13:2; 1 Chronicles 15:4,11,14; 1 Chronicles 23:2; 1 Chronicles 24:6,31 67t. Chronicles; also Isaiah 66:21 (according to Vrss., but dubious), Ezekiel 44:10; Ezekiel 45:5 (compare Ezekiel 45:4), Ezekiel 48:11,12,13,22.

b. as porters, 1 Chronicles 9:26; 1 Chronicles 26:17, compare 1 Chronicles 34:9; as in charge of music, 1 Chronicles 15:16,17,22; 2 Chronicles 5:12; 29:25,30; 34:12; Nehemiah 12:27; yet distinguished from porters and singers, Nehemiah 7:1; Nehemiah 13:5,10; distinguished also from נְתִינִים 1 Chronicles 9:2; Ezra 8:20; Nehemiah 10:29; further (with various official functions) 1 Chronicles 9:31 29t. Chronicles; of groups of individuals, 2 Chronicles 17:8 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 29:12; 34:12; Ezra 2:40 = Nehemiah 7:43; Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:17; Nehemiah 9:5; Nehemiah 10:10; Nehemiah 12:8, also Nehemiah 8:7 (omitted וְ; ᵑ9 BeRy Ryle).

c.בְּנֵיהַֿלְוִיִּם 1 Chronicles 15:15 (bearing ark), 1 Chronicles 24:30 (tribal designation). — See, on Levites, especially Gf Geschichte. d. Stammes Levi in Me Archiv i. 68 ff. 208 ff. We Prol. Cap. iv RS OTJC. 435f., 2nd ed., 360f. Bau Priesterthum 50f., 68f., and often


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List of Word Forms
בַּלְוִיִּֽם׃ בלוים׃ הַ֠לְוִיִּם הַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃ הַלְוִיִּ֑ם הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הַלְוִיִּ֖ם הַלְוִיִּ֗ם הַלְוִיִּ֛ם הַלְוִיִּ֜ם הַלְוִיִּ֡ם הַלְוִיִּ֣ם הַלְוִיִּ֤ם הַלְוִיִּ֥ם הַלְוִיִּ֧ם הַלְוִיִּ֨ם הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ הַלְוִיִּם֒ הַלְוִיִּם֙ הַלְוִיִּם֩ הַלְוִיִּם֮ הַלֵּוִ֑י הַלֵּוִ֔י הַלֵּוִ֖י הַלֵּוִ֗י הַלֵּוִ֜י הַלֵּוִ֡י הַלֵּוִֽי׃ הַלֵּוִי֙ הַלֵּוִי֮ הלוי הלוי׃ הלוים הלוים׃ וְ֠הַלְוִיִּם וְֽהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֡ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֣ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֤ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֥ם וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ וְהַלְוִיִּם֒ וְהַלְוִיִּם֙ וְהַלְוִיִּם֩ וְהַלֵּוִ֔י וְהַלֵּוִ֖י וְהַלֵּוִ֗י וְהַלֵּוִ֥י וְהַלֵּוִי֙ וְלַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם וְלַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם וְלַלְוִיִּ֗ם וּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔ם והלוי והלוים והלוים׃ וללוים ומהלוים לְוִיֵּ֖נוּ לְלֵוִ֛י לֵוִ֑י לֵוִ֔י לֵוִ֖י לֵוִ֗י לֵוִ֣י לֵוִי֙ לַ֠לְוִיִּם לַלְוִיִּ֑ם לַלְוִיִּ֔ם לַלְוִיִּ֖ם לַלְוִיִּ֗ם לַלְוִיִּ֛ם לַלְוִיִּ֜ם לַלְוִיִּ֤ם לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ לַלְוִיִּם֙ לַלְוִיִּם֩ לַלֵּוִ֗י לַלֵּוִי֙ לוי לוינו ללוי ללוים ללוים׃ bal·wî·yim balviYim balwîyim hal·lê·wî hal·wî·yim halleVi hallêwî halviYim halwîyim lal·lê·wî lal·wî·yim lalleVi lallêwî lalviYim lalwîyim lə·lê·wî lê·wî lə·wî·yê·nū leleVi ləlêwî leVi leviYenu lêwî ləwîyênū ū·mê·hal·wî·yim umehalviYim ūmêhalwîyim vehalleVi vehalviYim veLalviYim wə·hal·lê·wî wə·hal·wî·yim wə·lal·wî·yim wəhallêwî wəhalwîyim wəlalwîyim
 
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