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leviticus

/ləˈvɪtɪkəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
Le-vi-ti-cus
IPA
/ləˈvɪtɪkəs/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Liber Lēvīticus, το Λευιτικόν

Frequently Paired Words

Levi Levite levitical Levitican Lev. Lv

Questions

How do you pronounce leviticus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈvɪtɪkəs/.
What does leviticus mean?
The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.
Where does leviticus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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