Levi’athan, (Heb. לויָתָן, usually derived from לַויָה, a wreath, with adject. ending ןbut perhaps compounded of לַוי, wreathed, and תִּן, a sea-monster; occurs Job 3:8; 41, I [Hebrew xl, 25], Psalms 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1; Sept. δράκων, but τὸμέγα κῆτος in Job 3:8; Vulg. Leviathan, but draco in Psa.; Auth. Vers. “Leviathan,” but ‘"their mourning” in Job 3:8) probably has different significations, e.g.:
(1.) A serpent, especially a large one (Job 3:8), hence as the symbol of the hostile kingdom of Babylon (Isaiah 27:1).
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Author: McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia
Keywords: Leviathan
Bible reference(s): Ezekiel 29:3, Ezekiel 32:2, Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 51:9, Job 3:8, Job 41:1, Leviticus 11:29, Psalms 104:26, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 74:14
Source: John McClintock and James Strong, Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature.
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