the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Levi (Genesis 29:34)
b.
the priestly tribe descended from this patriarch (Numbers 18:21–24)
2. New Testament
another name for Matthew the apostle
Levi in British English2
(Italian ˈlɛːvi)
noun
1.
Carlo. 1902–75, Italian physician, painter, and writer. Best known for his novel Christ Stopped at Eboli (1947), his other works include The Watch (1952) and Words are Stones (1958)
2.
Primo (ˈpriːməʊ). 1919–87, Italian novelist. His book If This is a Man (1947) relates his experiences in Auschwitz. Other books include The Periodic Table (1956) and The Drowned and the Saved (1988), published after his suicide
Levi in British English3
(ˈliːvaɪ, Hebrew ˈlevi) or Levite (ˈliːvaɪt)
noun
Judaism
a descendant of the tribe of Levi who has certain privileges in the synagogue service