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LEVITE
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• LEVITE (noun)
The noun LEVITE has 1 sense:
1. a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests)
Familiarity information: LEVITE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Levite" is a kind of...):
Hebrew; Israelite; Jew (a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)
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