levite
part of speech
noun (a Levite, Levites)
meaning for a pupil
1) (Bible) A member of the Israelite tribe of Levi, whose men served in the Temple, helping the priests, singing and caring for holy things. tree →
2) (Bible) In Jesus's parable of the Good Samaritan, a Levite walks past the hurt man without helping, as a priest also did. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A Levite is a member of the tribe of Levi, who served at the sanctuary and received no land but were supported by tithes. Interpretation: The tradition teaches the people to care for the Levite, and not forsake him, as he serves all of Israel. In the primary lessons: In religion lessons the Levite in the Good Samaritan story shows that being religious is not enough; you must also show love to your neighbour. In Old Testament stories Levites carried the Ark of the Covenant. Phrases: «the priest and the Levite», «the tribe of Levi».
examples
- Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon thy land. (Torah DEU.12.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and He said: 'Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? (Torah EXO.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee. (Torah DEU.14.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. (Prophets JDG.17.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then said Micah: 'Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite as my priest.' (Prophets JDG.17.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. (Prophets JDG.17.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Levite saw the hurt man and passed by on the other side. tree →
- Moses and Aaron came from the tribe of Levi. tree →
- Levites helped the priests in the Temple. tree →
- The priest and the Levite did not help, but the Samaritan did. tree →
- The Levites carried the Ark of the Covenant. tree →
- The book of Leviticus is named after the Levites. tree →
note
Capital L. Pronounced LEE-vite. Related: Leviticus (a book of the Bible). Used almost only in Bible contexts.
In the corpora
- And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and He said: 'Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite?
- But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
- But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons; they are wholly given unto him from the children of Israel.
- And Moses took the redemption-money from them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites;
Trees and pragmatics
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