A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.34; son of: Israel (
h3478) and Leah (
h3812); brother of: Reuben (
h7205), Simeon (
h8095), Judah (
h3063), Issachar (
h3485), Zebulun (
h2074) and Dinah (
h1783); half-brother of: Dan (
h1835H), Naphtali (
h5321), Gad (
h1410), Asher (
h836), Joseph (
h3130) and Benjamin (
h1144); father of: Gershon (
h1648), Kohath (
h6955), Merari (
h4847) and Jochebed (
h3115) Aramaic of
le.vi (לֵוִי "Levi"
h3878) § Levite, of Levi "joined to" the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service