Levite
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Levītēs, Lēvīta, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Λευῑ́της (Leuī́tēs). Synchronically as if Levi + -ite.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Levite (plural Levites)
- A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi.
- Template:RQ:Authorized Version
- And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
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Translations
member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi