לִוְיָתָן

liv.ya.tanLeviathan
hebrewOld TestamentTitle6 occurrences3 books5 verses
This is the name of Leviathan: A large sea creature mentioned in the Bible.

Definition

from H3867; a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea-monster); figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Babylon
Traditional renderings: leviathan, mourning.

Glossary entries

Leviathan

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Job 3:8לִוְיָתָֽן׃ · Leviathan
    May it be cursed by those who curse the day—those prepared to rouse Leviathan.
  2. Job 41:1לִוְיָתָ֣ן · Leviathan
    “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
  3. Psalm 74:14לִוְיָתָ֑ן · of Leviathan
    You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
  4. Psalm 104:26לִ֝וְיָתָ֗ן · and Leviathan
    There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
  5. Isaiah 27:1 (2×)לִוְיָתָן֙ · Leviathan; לִוְיָתָ֔ן · Leviathan
    In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.