Leviticus

//ləˈvɪtɪkəs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin Liber Lēvīticus which is from the Ancient Greek το Λευιτικόν (to Leuitikón), "of the Levites [priestly class]". In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, וַיִּקְרָא (Vayikrá, “and he called”).

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