- a son of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 29:34.
- one of the 12 tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from him.
- original name of Matthew (def. 1).
- a Levite.
- a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “a joining.”
- Italian painter and writer.
- Old Testament
- the third son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Levi (Genesis 29:34)
- the priestly tribe descended from this patriarch (Numbers 18:21–24)
- another name for Matthew the apostle
- Carlo. 1902–75, Italian physician, painter, and writer. Best known for his novel Christ Stopped at Eboli (1947), his other works include The Watch (1952) and Words are Stones (1958)
- Primo (ˈpriːməʊ). 1919–87, Italian novelist. His book If This is a Man (1947) relates his experiences in Auschwitz. Other books include The Periodic Table (1956) and The Drowned and the Saved (1988), published after his suicide
- a descendant of the tribe of Levi who has certain privileges in the synagogue service
