Levi

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈliːvaɪ/

Proper noun

The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. / One of the Biblical tribes of Israelites, descended from Levi; the tribe from which priests were selected. / A male given name from Hebrew.

Japanese Meaning

旧約聖書に登場する、ヤコブとレアの息子であり、その子孫からレビ族が形成された人物。 / レビ族：旧約聖書に基づくイスラエル民族の一部を構成し、祭司が選ばれた一族の祖先。 / ヘブライ語起源の男性の名前。

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Levi, the third son of Jacob by his wife Leah, became the ancestor of the Levites.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

ヤコブの妻レアの三男はレビ族の祖となった。

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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.

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