Leviticus
WordNet
noun
(1) The third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
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Etymology
Derived from the Latin Liber Leviticus which is from the Greek (το) Λευιτικόν (i.e., βιβλίον). In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, Vayikra ויקרא, "and he called".
Proper noun
Leviticus
- The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the third book in the Torah.