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Joshua 21:40

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Masoretic Text 1524

H3605 So all כל

H5892 the cities הערים

H1121 for the children לבני

H4847 of Merari מררי

H4940 by their families למשׁפחתם

H3498 remaining הנותרים

H4940 of the families ממשׁפחות

H3881 of the Levites הלוים

H1961 which were ויהי

H1486 by their lot גורלם

H5892 cities ערים

H8147 twelve שׁתים

H6240 עשׂרה׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H3605 all

the

H5892 cities

for

the

H1121 children

H4847 Merari

their

H4940 families

which

H1961 were

H3498 remaining

the

H4940 families

the

H3881 Levites

H1961 were

their

H1486 lot

H8147 twelve

H5892 cities

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H3881

Hebrew: לֵוִיִּי

Transliteration: Lêvîyîy

Pronunciation: lay-vee-ee'

Part of Speech: Adjective

Bible Usage: Levite.

Definition:

a Leviite or descendant of Levi

Levite = see Levi "joined to"

1. the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah

a. the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906