לִוְיָתָן
liv.ya.tan
“Leviathan”
Definition
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
from H3867 (לָוָה);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun
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Occurrences
לִוְיָתָן appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
May it be cursed by those who curse the day —those prepared to rouse Leviathan.
There the ships pass,and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
You crushed the heads of Leviathan;You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
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