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Levi is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the name of the biblical figure Levi (Hebrew: לֵוִי, Levī), son of Jacob and founder of the Israelite tribe of Levi. The name is derived from the Hebrew verb לוה ("Lava"), meaning "to join" or "connect". [1] Levi may refer to: Levi Addison Ault, Canadian/American businessman
The names of Levi's sons, and possible daughter, are interpreted in classical rabbinical literature as being reflections on their future destiny. [13] In some apocryphal texts such as the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs , and the Book of Jubilees , Levi's wife, his children's mother, is named as Milkah , a daughter of Aram , [ 14 ] [ 15 ...
According to the Torah, the tribe is named after Levi, one of the twelve sons of Jacob (also called Israel). Levi married a woman named Adinah—according to the Book of Jasher—and had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari (Genesis 46:11). Levi also had a daughter named Jochebed (Exodus 6:20).
Having a last name of Levi or a related term does not necessarily mean a person is a Levite, and many well-known Levites do not have such last names. [26] Levitical status is passed down in families from father [c] to child born from a Jewish mother, as part of a family's genealogical tradition.
Levi or Lévi is a Jewish surname. It is a transliteration of the Hebrew word לוי.Another spelling of the name is Levy (or Lévy). According to Jewish tradition, people with the surname have patrilineal descent from the Levites of the Bible.
The English name Leviticus comes from the Latin Leviticus, which is in turn from the Ancient Greek: Λευιτικόν [3] (Leuitikon), referring to the priestly tribe of the Israelites, 'Levi'. The Greek expression is in turn a variant of the rabbinic Hebrew torat kohanim, [4] 'law of priests', as many of its laws relate to priests. [5]
It is a transliteration of the Hebrew לוי meaning "joining". Another spelling of the surname—among multiple other spellings—is Levi or Lévi . The surname usually refers to a family claiming Levite descent (from the Israelite tribe of Levi), which implies a specific social status in the structure of a traditional Jewish community.
The first name Lev comes from Hebrew and means "heart" (לב). It is also a common Israeli surname and uncommon first name. It is common with German Jews with Levite origins. Related names include Leffmann, Levitz, Levy, Levi, etc. In the Czech Republic, of Slavic origin, Lev (Cyrillic: Лев) translates as "lion". Cf.