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Leviticus

[ li-vit-i-kuhs ]

noun

  1. the third book of the Bible, containing laws relating to the priests and Levites and to the forms of Jewish ceremonial observance. : Lev.


Leviticus

/ lɪˈvɪtɪkəs /

noun

  1. Old Testament the third book of the Old Testament, containing Levitical law and ritual precepts


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Leviticus1

First recorded in 1375–1425; from Late Latin Lēviticus (liber) “Levitical (book),” from Greek Leuītikós; Levite, -ic

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