Definition of Levite. Meaning of Levite. Synonyms of Levite

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Definition of Levite

Levite
Levite Le"vite (l[=e]"v[imac]t), n. [L. Levites, Gr. Leyi:`ths, fr. Heb. Levi, one of the sons of Jacob.] 1. (Bib. Hist.) One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; esp., one subordinate to the priests (who were of the same tribe) and employed in various duties connected with the tabernacle first, and afterward the temple, such as the care of the building, bringing of wood and other necessaries for the sacrifices, the music of the services, etc. 2. A priest; -- so called in contempt or ridicule.

Meaning of Levite from wikipedia

- Levites (/ˈliːvaɪt/ LEE-vyte; Hebrew: לְוִיִּם, romanized: Lǝvīyyīm) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The...
- The episode of the Levite's concubine, also known as the Benjamite War, in Judges 19–21 concerns a Levite from Ephraim and his concubine. They travel through...
- beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. A Jewish priest and then a Levite come by, both avoiding the man. A Samaritan happens upon him and, though...
- (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and Miriam...
- The Levites who were not Kohanim pla**** music in the Temple or served as guards. Most scholars view the Torah as projecting the origins of the Levites into...
- For example, a person is considered to be a priest or Levite, if his father is a priest or Levite, and the members of all the Twelve Tribes are called...
- charge of forced labor for Solomon's building projects (1 Kings 4:6). A Levite of the family of Jeduthun (Nehemiah 11:17), also called Obadiah (1 Chronicles...
- Gershon and in the Book of Chronicles the progenitor of one of the prin****l Levite clans is sometimes identified as Gershom, sometimes as Gershon. The firstborn...
- Lynn Bell, Jr. (born July 2, 1981), who goes by the stage name Stephen the Levite or STL abbreviation, is an American Christian hip hop musician. The Last...
- Andra Levite (born 16 November 1962) is a Latvian gynecologist and obstetrician. Levite is the wife of former President Egils Levits, and was the First...