Levi

¹

[ lee-vahy, ley-vee; lee-vee ]

noun

1. 1. a son of Jacob and Leah.
   2. one of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel, traditionally descended from him.
2. original name of the Biblical Matthew.
3. a Levite.
4. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a joining.”

Levi

²

[ le-vee ]

noun

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

Levi

¹

/ ˈliːvaɪ /

noun

1. 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)
2. New Testament another name for Matthew the apostle

Levi

²

/ ˈliːvaɪt; ˈlevi; ˈliːvaɪ /

noun

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

Levi

³

/ ˈlɛːvi /

noun

1. LeviCarlo19021975MItalianMEDICINE: physicianARTS AND CRAFTS: painterWRITING: writer 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)
2. LeviPrimo19191987MItalianWRITING: novelist 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

Example Sentences

“You have to be adventurous,” said Levi Snyder, a florist who dashed into the market around 9 a.m. to pick up more flowers for a last-minute order.

From Los Angeles Times

Gaetz’s selection leaves no doubt about Trump’s resolve to avoid any such measure of integrity, much less an attorney general in the distinguished nonpartisan tradition of Edward Levi, Robert Jackson or Merrick Garland.

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The uniforms that were made by Levi’s are really interesting, because I remember the L.A.

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Voters instead chose a political outsider, wealthy philanthropist and Levi’s heir Daniel Lurie, who promised to shut down open-air drug markets and make San Francisco less welcoming to street encampments.

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People who shop at the store always want a good pair of jeans, and I try to tell them that it’s not about Levi’s jeans.

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