Halevi (the Levite or of Levi) may refer to:

  • An Israelite man descended patrilineally from the tribe of Levi,[1] and his full name may be written as (personal name) HaLevi (family name). The prefix "ה" (HAY), in the Hebrew language, means the. "HaLevi" means THE Levite.
  • Someone whose family name is Halevi

As a title

Some more examples of having the title HaLevi, but not in their last name are:

As a family name

Some people whose family name is Halevi are:

References

  1. "Medical Definition of Levite". Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. per HaLevi in: Or Yechezkel : Rav Yechezkel HaLevi Levenstein (7 Vol.). Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  3. per HaLevi in: "HaRav Chaim Yisroel HaLevi Belsky, Zatsal: Recorded, Remembered". 9 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
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