Dictionary![]() ![]() Le•viPronunciation: (lē'vī, lā'vē; for 5 also lē'vē), [key] —n. 1. a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34. 2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him. 3. original name of Matthew (def. 1). 4. a Levite. 5. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a joining.” Le•viPronunciation: (le'vē), [key] —n. Car•lo Pronunciation: (kär'lô), [key] 1902–75, Italian painter and writer. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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