Lucky Number Slevin movie question

It’s slevins fake last name.

Slevin = horse
Kelevra = bad dog
bruce willis = good cat

The cop that recognizes the name is an old former cop that hangs around and tells stories to the rookies.
The old cop is the one who said that Kelevra was hebrew for bad dog.
The cop just reconizes the hebrew word.

I’ve watched this movie a few times…