levite

«levite» in Mova's school dictionary: A member of the Israelite tribe of Levi, whose men served… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

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