English
Levi
Levi comes from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEלֵוִיlēwî
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Levi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEלֵוִיlēwî
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Levi
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי
Today it means
name The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי / Levi