Strong H3882לִוְיָתָן
Leviathan
- Transliteration
- livyâthân
- Pronunciation
- liv-yaw-thawn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
From H3867; a wreathed {animal} that {is} a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea monster); figuratively the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Babylon: - {leviathan} mourning.
Detailed definition
Leviathan is a large sea creature mentioned in several Old Testament passages, often associated with chaos, evil, or God's power over creation (<ref="Job.3.8; 41:1; Psalm 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1">Job.3.8; 41:1; Psalm 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1</ref>).
In the biblical story
Leviathan
A large sea creature mentioned in the Bible
Leviathan is a large sea creature mentioned in several Old Testament passages, often associated with chaos, evil, or God's power over creation (<ref="Job.3.8; 41:1; Psalm 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1">Job.3.8; 41:1; Psalm 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1</ref>).
In the Bible
Strong H3882 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- leviathan4
- mourn1
First verses
- Job 3:8Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
- Job 41:1Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
- Psalms 74:14Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
- Psalms 104:26There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
- Isaiah 27:1In 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.