HebrewH3882Noun

לִוְיָתָן

liv.ya.tan

4Occurrences
H3882Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a sea monster, dragon 1a) large aquatic animal such as crocodile 1b) perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown, 1c) a mythical or proverbial creature

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N-M-T

Full Description

N:N-M-T

Occurrences

לִוְיָתָן appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Psalms
2
Isaiah
1
Job
1

Key Passages

Isaiah 27:1BSB

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.

Job 3:8BSB

May it be cursed by those who curse the day —those prepared to rouse Leviathan.

Psalms 104:26BSB

There the ships pass,and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

Psalms 74:14BSB

You crushed the heads of Leviathan;You fed him to the creatures of the desert.

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