"Levi" meaning in Latin

See Levi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈɫeː.wiː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈlɛː.vi] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Lēvī [canonical, masculine, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Lēwī). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|hbo:לֵוִי|text=+|title=Lēvī|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "Lēwī", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Biblical Hebrew", "term" : "לֵוִי", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "hbo" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Lēvī", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Lēvī"> Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Lēwī)., {{ety|la|:bor|hbo:לֵוִי|text=+|title=Lēvī|tree=1}} Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Lēwī). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Lēvī<0>|g=m}} Lēvī m sg (indeclinable)
  1. a male given name from Hebrew, borne by one of the twelve sons of Jacob Tags: indeclinable
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