וּ/לְ/לֵוִ֣י
𐤅/𐤋/𐤋𐤅𐤉
Levi
And to Levi
A personal name, Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; also refers to members of the tribe descended from him and, in later periods, to the group within Israelite society assigned particular hereditary religious, ceremonial, or sanctuary functions. Used as both a proper name and a collective identifier for the Israelite group known as 'Levites.' In narrative and legal texts, the term denotes the patrilineal descendants of Levi. In post-exilic literature, it may also distinguish between Levites and priests (descendants of Aaron).
Deuteronomy 33:8 · Word #1
Lexicon H3878
| Lemma | לֵוִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤅𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Levi |
| Strong's | H3878 |
| Definition | A personal name, Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; also refers to members of the tribe descended from him and, in later periods, to the group within Israelite society assigned particular hereditary religious, ceremonial, or sanctuary functions. Used as both a proper name and a collective identifier for the Israelite group known as 'Levites.' In narrative and legal texts, the term denotes the patrilineal descendants of Levi. In post-exilic literature, it may also distinguish between Levites and priests (descendants of Aaron). |
Morphology HC/R/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | And to Levi |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3878-04
and to Joined-One
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction ו + preposition לְ + proper masculine singular proper name (לֵוִי). |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name לֵוִי is traditionally linked to the root לוה, "to join/attach," and is rendered here as "Joined-One" to preserve the root sense. The prefixed conjunction ו and preposition לְ are reflected in "and to," maintaining the full morphology of the form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and to Levi
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: the Joined-one |