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Webster 1913 Edition
Leviathan
Le-vi′a-than
(lē̍-vī′ȧ-than)
, Noun.
[Heb.
livyāthān
.] 1.
An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture.
☞ It is not certainly known what animal is intended, whether the crocodile, the whale, or some sort of serpent.
2.
The whale, or a great whale.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Leviathan
LEVI'ATHAN
,Noun.
1.
An aquatic animal, described in Job 41, and mentioned in other passages of Scripture. In Isaiah, it is called the crooked serpent. It is not agreed what animal is intended by the writers, whether the crocodile, the whale, or a species of serpent.2.
The whale, or a great whale.Definition 2024
leviathan
leviathan
English
Behemoth and Leviathan, by William Blake
Adjective
leviathan (not comparable)
- Very large; gargantuan.
Translations
very large; gargantuan
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Noun
leviathan (plural leviathans)
- (biblical) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, described as the most powerful and dangerous creature in the ocean.
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Job 41:1:
- Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
- 1611, Bible (KJV), Job 41:1:
- Something large; behemoth.
- That man was a leviathan! He took up a whole row of seats at the theatre.
Translations
Biblical sea monster