Definition of "Levi"

Levi

/ˈliː.vaɪ/

proper noun
1. The third son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
  Quotations
  Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Genesis 35:22b-26
2. One of the Biblical tribes of Israelites, descended from Levi; the tribe from which priests were selected.
  Quotations
  But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Joshua 13:33
3. A male given name from Hebrew.
4. A Jewish surname from Hebrew.