How to Pronounce Levi

LEE-vai

Levi is pronounced LEE-vai (ˈliːvaɪ): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: LEE-vigh, LEE-vye.

What does Levi mean?

Levi means “associated with him”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Levi?

Adhesion. (1.) The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah’s words (Gen. 29:34), “This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me.” He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah (Gen. 34:25-31). He and his three sons went down with Jacob (46:11) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven years (Ex. 6:16). (2.) The father of Matthat, and son of Simeon, of the ancestors of Christ (Luke 3:29). (3.) Luke 3:24. (4.) One of the apostles, the son of Alphaeus (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27, 29), called also Matthew (Matt. 9:9).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

LEE-vigh
LEE-vye

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