Levi

专有名词
/ˈliː.vaɪ/    /ˈliː.vaɪ/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
    — Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
  2. One of the Biblical tribes of Israelites, supposedly descended from Levi, the tribe from which priests were selected. historical
    — But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. A Jewish surname from Hebrew.
    — Mr. Levi may have been bedeviled by buried conflicts unrelated to Auschwitz.

词形变化

Levy alternative

词源

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi.
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