Livyâthân — H3882

Definition

masculine noun

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

1. leviathan, sea monster, dragon
1. large aquatic animal
2. perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown
2. Some think this to be a crocodile but from the description in Job 41:1-34 this is patently absurd. It appears to ba a large fire breathing animal of some sort. Just as the bomardier beetle has an explosion producing mechanism, so the great sea dragon may have an explosive producing mechanism to enable it to be a real fire breathing dragon.

Usually translated as

leviathan, mourning

Origin

from H3867

• Derived from Lâvâh (H3867)

Greek equivalents

• drákōn (G1404)
• kētos (G2785)
• mégas (G3173)

Occurrences

Livyâthân occurs 6 times in 5 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (2), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1)

• Job 3:8 — Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning (לִוְיָתָֽן).
• Job 41:1 — Canst thou draw out leviathan (לִוְיָתָ֣ן) with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
• Psalms 74:14 — Thou brakest the heads of leviathan (לִוְיָתָ֑ן) in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
• Psalms 104:26 — There go the ships: there is that leviathan (לִ֝וְיָתָ֗ן), whom thou hast made to play therein.
• Isaiah 27:1 — In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan (לִוְיָתָן֙) the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
• Isaiah 27:1 — In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan (לִוְיָתָ֔ן) that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.