LEVITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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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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