Meanings
proper noun
- The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.
Origin
- Ancient Greekτο Λευιτικόν
- LatinLiber Lēvīticus
- EnglishLeviticus
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”).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Levitikus
- Levitikusthe book of the Bible and Torah
Ancient Greek Λευϊτικόν
- Λευϊτικόν (Leuïtikón)the book of the Bible and Torah
Arabic سِفْر اللَّاوِيِّين
- سِفْر اللَّاوِيِّين (sifr al-lāwiyyīn)the book of the Bible and Torah
Basque Lebitarrena
- Lebitarrenathe book of the Bible and Torah
Bengali লেবীয় পুস্তক
- লেবীয় পুস্তক (lebiẏo pustok)the book of the Bible and Torah
Bulgarian Леви́т
- Леви́т (Levít)the book of the Bible and Torah
Catalan Levític
- Levíticthe book of the Bible and Torah
Chinese Cantonese 利未記 /利未记, 肋未紀 /肋未纪
- 利未記 /利未记 (lei⁶ mei⁶ gei³)the book of the Bible and Torah
- 肋未紀 /肋未纪 (lak⁶ mei⁶ gei²)the book of the Bible and Torah
Chinese Mandarin 利未記 /利未记, 肋未紀 /肋未纪
- 利未記 /利未记 (Lìwèijì)the book of the Bible and Torah
- 肋未紀 /肋未纪 (Lèwèijì)the book of the Bible and Torah
Czech Leviticus
- Leviticusthe book of the Bible and Torah
Danish Tredje Mosebog
- Tredje Mosebogthe book of the Bible and Torah
Dutch Leviticus
- Leviticusthe book of the Bible and Torah
Esperanto Levidoj
- Levidojthe book of the Bible and Torah
Estonian 3. Moosese raamat
- 3. Moosese raamatthe book of the Bible and Torah
Finnish 3. Mooseksen kirja
- 3. Mooseksen kirjathe book of the Bible and Torah
French Lévitique
- Lévitiquethe book of the Bible and Torah
German Levitikus
- Levitikusthe book of the Bible and Torah
Greek Λευϊτικό
- Λευϊτικό (Levïtikó)the book of the Bible and Torah
Hawaiian ʻOihana Kahuna
- ʻOihana Kahunathe book of the Bible and Torah
Hebrew וַיִּקְרָא
- וַיִּקְרָא (Vayikrá)the book of the Bible and Torah
Hindi लैव्यव्यवस्था
- लैव्यव्यवस्था (laivyavyavasthā)the book of the Bible and Torah
Hungarian Mózes harmadik könyve
- Mózes harmadik könyvethe book of the Bible and Torah
Icelandic Þriðja Mósebók
- Þriðja Mósebókthe book of the Bible and Torah
Indonesian Kitab Imamat, Imamat
- Kitab Imamatthe book of the Bible and Torah
- Imamatthe book of the Bible and Torah
Irish Leabhar Léivític, Léivític
- Leabhar Léivíticthe book of the Bible and Torah
- Léivíticthe book of the Bible and Torah
Italian Levitico
- Leviticothe book of the Bible and Torah
Japanese レビ記
- レビ記 (rebiki)the book of the Bible and Torah
Korean 레위기
- 레위기 (rewigi)the book of the Bible and Torah
Latin Leviticus
- Leviticusthe book of the Bible and Torah
Latvian Trešā Mozus grāmata, Levitu grāmata
- Trešā Mozus grāmatathe book of the Bible and Torah
- Levitu grāmatathe book of the Bible and Torah
Lithuanian Kunigų knyga
- Kunigų knygathe book of the Bible and Torah
Malay Imamat
- Imamatthe book of the Bible and Torah
Māori Rewitikuha
- Rewitikuhathe book of the Bible and Torah
Norwegian Tredje Mosebok
- Tredje Mosebokthe book of the Bible and Torah
Persian لاویان
- لاویانthe book of the Bible and Torah
Polish Księga Kapłańska
- Księga Kapłańskathe book of the Bible and Torah
Portuguese Levítico
- Levíticothe book of the Bible and Torah
Punjabi ਅਹਬਾਰ, احبار
- ਅਹਬਾਰ (ahabār)the book of the Bible and Torah
- احبارthe book of the Bible and Torah
Romanian Leviticul
- Leviticulthe book of the Bible and Torah
Russian Леви́т
- Леви́т (Levít)the book of the Bible and Torah
Scottish Gaelic Lebhiticus
- Lebhiticusthe book of the Bible and Torah
Slovak Levitikus
- Levitikusthe book of the Bible and Torah
Spanish Levítico
- Levíticothe book of the Bible and Torah
Swahili Walawi
- Walawithe book of the Bible and Torah
Swedish Tredje Moseboken
- Tredje Mosebokenthe book of the Bible and Torah
Tagalog Talalibithan, Levitico
- Talalibithanthe book of the Bible and Torah
- Leviticothe book of the Bible and Torah
Tamil லேவியர்
- லேவியர் (lēviyar)the book of the Bible and Torah
Thai เลวีนิติ
- เลวีนิติthe book of the Bible and Torah
Turkish Levililer
- Levililerthe book of the Bible and Torah
Urdu احبار, کِتابِ احبار
- احبار (aḥbār)the book of the Bible and Torah
- کِتابِ احبار (kitāb-e aḥbār)the book of the Bible and Torah
Welsh Lefiticus
- Lefiticusthe book of the Bible and Torah
Yiddish ויקרא
- ויקרא (vayikre)the book of the Bible and Torah
Cite this entry
APA
Leviticus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leviticus
MLA
“Leviticus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leviticus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leviticus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leviticus.
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