Leviathan


 
 
Leviathan

:This page is about the biblical creature; for other uses, see Leviathan (disambiguation).

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Leviathan (לִוְיָתָן "Twisted; coiled", Standard Hebrew Livyatan, Tiberian Hebrew Liwyāṯān) was a Biblical sea monster referred to in passing in the Old Testament (Psalms 74:13-14; Job 41; Isaiah 27:1).

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The word leviathan has become synonymous with any large monster or creature.

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In modern Hebrew, the word "leviathan" simply means "whale".

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Introduction
Judaism
Christian
Satanism
Leviathan as a mundane animal
Use as a generic term for sea monster
External links
 
FR: Léviathan (monstre)


 

~ Related Subjects ~

Job (1) - Psalms (1) - Isaiah (1) - Whale (1) - Hebrew (1) - Tiberian Hebrew (1) - Standard Hebrew (1) - Biblical (1) - Old Testament (1) - Sea monster (1) -
 

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