- Transliteration: Leui

- Phonetic: lyoo'-ee

- Definition: Levi = "joined"

1. the third son of the patriarch Jacob by his wife Leah, the founder of the tribe of Israelites which bears his name

2. the son of Melchi, one of Christ's ancestors

3. the son of Simeon, an ancestor of Christ

- Origin: of hebrew origin H3878" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3878

- TDNT entry: 07:54,5

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of hebrew origin [H3878" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3878]; Levi the name of three Israelites: - Levi. Compare G3018" class="dictionary-topic-link">G3018.