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H3882

לויתן

לויתן
lawayathan

Masculine noun · From לוה (H3867)

From H3867; 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:—leviathan, mourning.

Outline

  1. leviathan, sea monster, dragon
    1. large aquatic animal
    2. perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown
    3. Some think this to be a crocodile but from the description in Job 41:1-34 this is patently absurd. It appears to be 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.

Usages

Job 3:8

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

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Job 41:1

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

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Psalms 74:14

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

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Psalms 104:26

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

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Isaiah 27:1

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.

Breakdown

In this scripture,leviathan represents Esau (Revelation 20:2).

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