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leviathan a great creature of the sea
Job 41, Psalm 104:26, Isaiah 27:1. The King James leaves the Hebrew name standing rather than deciding what animal is meant.
Means: a great creature of the seaIn the KJV: 5 timesLeft in Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek
The word behind it
Where it appears
All 4 verses.
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Common questions
What does "leviathan" mean in the Bible?
In the King James Version leviathan means a great creature of the sea. Job 41, Psalm 104:26, Isaiah 27:1. The King James leaves the Hebrew name standing rather than deciding what animal is meant.
How many times does "leviathan" appear in the King James Version?
5 times.
What Hebrew word is behind "leviathan"?
Most often לִוְיָתָן (livyâthân), Strong's H3882, meaning 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.
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