/lee"vuy, lay"vee/ ; for 5 also /lee"vee/ , 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"vee/ , n.
Carlo /kahrdd"law/ , 1902-75, Italian painter and writer.