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Lev
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- Lev and LEV are common shortenings for LeviticusLeviticusThe Book of Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, and the third of five books of the Torah ....
, the third book of the Hebrew Bible and of the Torah. - Lev means "heart" in Hebrew.
- It is also a Hebrew name, as in the Bar Lev LineBar Lev LineThe Bar Lev Line was a chain of fortifications built by Israel along the eastern coast of the Suez Canal after it captured the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt during the 1967 Six-Day War.-Overview:...
. - Lev is a male first name and sometimes last name of Slavic origin, which translates as Lion. Some famous people with this name include:
- Lev AlburtLev AlburtLev Osipovich Alburt is a chess Grandmaster and a well-respected chess writer. He was three-time Ukrainian Champion, and after defecting to the United States in 1979, became three-time U.S. Champion.-Career:...
- Lev DanylovychLeo I of HalychLev I of Galicia became in turn Knyaz of Belz , Knyaz of Peremyshl, king of Halych and King of Rus' , Grand Prince of Kiev .-Family:...
- Lev KuleshovLev KuleshovLev Vladimirovich Kuleshov was a Soviet filmmaker and film theorist who taught at and helped establish the world's first film school .-Career:...
- Lev Shatilo
- Lev LandauLev LandauLev Davidovich Landau was a prominent Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics...
- Lev L. SpiroLev L. SpiroLev L. Spiro is an American television and film director. In addition to multiple episodes of shows such as Weeds, Arrested Development, Ugly Betty, Gilmore Girls and The O.C., he directed the television films Minutemen and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.-Early life:Spiro earned dual...
- Lev Tolstoy
- Lev VainshteinLev VainshteinLev Matveyevich Vainshtein was a Soviet world champion and Olympic bronze medalist in shooting.-Shooting career:...
- Lev VygotskyLev VygotskyLev Semyonovich Vygotsky was a Soviet psychologist, the founder of cultural-historical psychology, and the leader of the Vygotsky Circle.-Biography:...
- Lev YashinLev YashinLev Ivanovich Yashin nicknamed as "The Black Spider", was a Soviet-Russian football goalkeeper, considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game. He was known for his superior athleticism in goal, imposing stature, amazing reflex saves and inventing the idea of...
- Lev YilmazLev YilmazLevni Yilmaz is a San Francisco based independent film maker, artist and publisher, known for his “Tales of Mere Existence” animated comic series.-Tales of Mere Existence:...
- Lev Alburt
- The name also appears in the forms Liev, Lyev, Leo, Leon.
- Liev Davidovitch Bronstein, also known as Leon TrotskyLeon TrotskyLeon Trotsky , born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army....
- Bulgarian levBulgarian levThe lev is the currency of Bulgaria. It is divided in 100 stotinki . In archaic Bulgarian the word "lev" meant "lion".It is speculated that Bulgaria, as a member of the European Union will adopt the Euro in 2015 .- First lev, 1881–1952 :...
, the currency of Bulgaria - HC Lev, a professional ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... - Lev LaOlim, a political party in Israel aimed at new immigrants from Central Asia (the name means "A Heart for the Immigrants')
- Lev (political party)Lev (political party)Lev was a short-lived political faction in Israel, existing for only several minutes during the 15th Knesset on 6 November 2002.-Background:After Ariel Sharon formed a coalition government with the Centre Party in 2001 following his victory in the special election for Prime Minister, speculation...
, a now-defunct political party in Israel - Lev, AzerbaijanLev, AzerbaijanLev is a village in the Kalbajar Rayon of Azerbaijan....
, a village - Yeshivat Lev HatorahYeshivat Lev HatorahYeshivat Lev HaTorah is a Religious Zionist yeshiva, located in Ramat Bet Shemesh, Israel.HaRav Boaz Mori established the yeshiva in 2002 and is the Rosh Yeshiva...
, a yeshiva located in RBS, Israel - A file format used for the levels in the pc version of the game Driver: You Are The WheelmanDriver: You Are the WheelmanDriver , is a 1999 action driving video game developed by Reflections Interactive , who had earlier hits with Destruction Derby on the early years of the PlayStation...
LEV can mean:
- Law Enforcement Vessel, small boat for coastal and inland waterway law enforcement.
- California's Low Emission VehicleLow emission vehicleA low-emission vehicle is a motor vehicle that emits relatively low levels of motor vehicle emissions. The term may be used in a general sense, but in some countries it is defined in air quality statues....
program - LeverkusenLeverkusenLeverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the South, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the North is the state capital Düsseldorf....
, a city in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - Light Electric VehicleElectric bicycleAn electric bicycle, also known as an e-bike, is a bicycle with an electric motor used to power the vehicle. Electric bicycles typically cost between and , use rechargeable batteries and can travel up to...
, a bicycle with a small motor to assist in propulsion. - Lunar Excursion Vehicle, an early name for the Apollo Lunar ModuleApollo Lunar ModuleThe Apollo Lunar Module was the lander portion of the Apollo spacecraft built for the US Apollo program by Grumman to carry a crew of two from lunar orbit to the surface and back...
- Local Exhaust Ventilation
- Laborious Extra-Orbital Vehicle, a mecha from the video game Zone of the Enders
- Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the Vatican Publishing HouseVatican Publishing HouseThe Vatican Publishing House is a publisher established by the Holy See in 1926. It is responsible for publishing official documents of the Roman Catholic Church, including Papal bulls and encyclicals....
- LEVLEV (cable system)LEV is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the Mediterranean Sea linking Italy, Cyprus and Israel.It has landing points in:#Mazara del Vallo, Province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy#Yeroskipou near Paphos, Cyprus#Tel Aviv, Israel...
submarine cable system linking countries in the eastern Mediterranean - Lay Eucharistic Visitor, an Extraordinary minister of Holy Communion approved by a church (usually Episcopalian or Lutheran) to bring Communion to the homebound.