Leviticus

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

Origin

• Derived from the Latin Līber Lēvīticus which is from the Ancient Greek το Λευιτικόν, "of the Levites [priestly class]". In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, וַיִּקְרָא.