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לֵוָי

«לֵוָי» in the Biblical Aramaic dictionary: Levite — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 4 times · Key: lemma:לֵוָי · BDB: לֵוָי

Glosses

the (4)

Meaning (OSHB)

Levite tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

gent. Levite tree →

The whole BDB entry

n. gent. Levite (BH לֵוִי);—pl. emph. לויא Kt, לְוָאֵי Qr (K§§ 61, 6); 52. d), Ezr 6:16, 18; 7:13, 24 (all + priests).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates); Jastrow: none

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «לֵוָי» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Ezra 6:16

וַעֲבַ֣דוּ בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א וְלֵוָיֵ֜א וּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּנֵי־גָלוּתָ֗א חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃

Word for word: and they.made the.people of.Israel the priests and the Levites and the.rest of.the.people of the.exile the.dedication of.the.house of.(the) God this with joy

JPS 1917: And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.

Ezra 6:18

וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ כָהֲנַיָּ֜א בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן וְלֵוָיֵא֙ בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן עַל־עֲבִידַ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם כִּכְתָ֖ב סְפַ֥ר מֹשֶֽׁה׃פ

Word for word: and they.appointed the priests in divisions their and the Levites in classes their over the.service of.(the) God which [is].in Jerusalem according to.the.writing of.the.book of.Moses

JPS 1917: And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

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