What does Leviathan mean?
Definitions for Leviathan
lɪˈvaɪ ə θənleviathan
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Princeton's WordNet
leviathannoun
the largest or most massive thing of its kind
"it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks"
leviathannoun
monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
Wiktionary
leviathannoun
A large sea monster which guards the gates of hell at the bottom of the sea.
leviathannoun
Something large; behemoth.
That man was a leviathan! He took up a whole row of seats at the theatre.
leviathanadjective
Very large; gargantuan.
Etymology: From (Biblical and Modern).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
LEVIATHANnoun
A water animal mentioned in the book of Job. By some imagined the crocodile, but in poetry generally taken for the whale.
Etymology: לויתן.
We may, as bootless, spend our vain command
Upon th’ enraged soldiers in their spoil,
As send our precepts to th’ leviathan,
To come ashore. William Shakespeare, Henry V.Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? Job.
More to embroil the deep; leviathan,
And his unwieldy train, in dreadful sport
Tempest the loosen’d brine. James Thomson, Winter.
Wikipedia
Leviathan
Leviathan (; Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, Līvyāṯān) is a sea serpent noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Amos, and, according to some translations, in the Book of Jonah; it is also mentioned in the Book of Enoch. The Leviathan is often an embodiment of chaos and threatening to eat the damned after their life. In the end, it is annihilated. Christian theologians identified Leviathan with the demon of the deadly sin envy. According to Ophite diagrams, the Leviathan encapsulates the space of the material world. The Leviathan of the Book of Job is a reflection of the older Canaanite Lotan, a primeval monster defeated by the god Baal Hadad. Parallels to the role of Mesopotamian Tiamat defeated by Marduk have long been drawn in comparative mythology, as have been wider comparisons to dragon and world serpent narratives such as Indra slaying Vrtra or Thor slaying Jörmungandr. Leviathan also figures in the Hebrew Bible as a metaphor for a powerful enemy, notably Babylon (Isaiah 27:1). Some 19th-century scholars pragmatically interpreted it as referring to large aquatic creatures, such as the crocodile. The word later came to be used as a term for great whale, and for sea monsters in general.
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leviathan
A Leviathan is a term originated from biblical reference that represents a sea monster or a gigantic creature associated with great power and authority. Nowadays, it is often used figuratively to describe a large and powerful entity or organization. It is also the title of a 1651 book written by Thomas Hobbes, in which "Leviathan" is used as a metaphor for the state, implying absolute power over its subjects.
Webster Dictionary
Leviathannoun
an aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture
Leviathannoun
the whale, or a great whale
Etymology: [Heb. livythn.]
Wikidata
Leviathan
Leviathan is a sea monster referenced in the Tanakh, or the Old Testament. The word has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature. In literature it refers to great whales, and in Modern Hebrew, it means simply "whale". It is described extensively in Job 41 and mentioned in Isaiah 27:1.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Leviathan
le-vī′a-than, n. (B.) a huge aquatic animal in Job xli., here a crocodile; in Isa. xxvii. 1, apparently the great python of Egyptian monuments: anything of huge size: any huge sea-monster, as in Ps. civ. 26. [Heb. livyāthān—lāvāh, to cleave.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Leviathan in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Leviathan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Leviathan in a Sentence
After a delay of six years, the revised stability clause will allow not only the advancement of Leviathan's development, but also open the sea to exploration for new gas fields, and ensure Israeli gas exports to neighboring countries and Europe.
Every day that passes Israel is losing revenue and investments and is not enjoying the geopolitical benefits of the discoveries, once this outline is approved, it will allow us to invest close to $10 billion to expand Tamar and develop Leviathan.
The Leviathan partners welcome the court's decision to lift the temporary restraining order and allow us to begin flowing gas from the Leviathan reservoir.
Egypt is becoming a regional hub through cooperation with the Leviathan and Tamar partners, and together with Israel and Cyprus.
The natural gas from Leviathan will improve Israel's air quality by displacing coal, improve Israel's environment, provide security of supply and create unprecedented commercial ties in the region.
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- لوياثانArabic
- левиатан, огро́менBulgarian
- LeviatanCzech
- LeviathanDanish
- Leviathan, MeerungeheuerGerman
- μεγαθήριοGreek
- levjatanoEsperanto
- leviatánSpanish
- لویاتانPersian
- leviatan, suunnaton, jättimäinen, jättiläismäinen, valtavaFinnish
- léviathan, léviathaniqueFrench
- leviathanIrish
- לִוְיָתָןHebrew
- लिविअफ़ानHindi
- LeviatánHungarian
- լևիաթա� Armenian
- raksasaIndonesian
- leviatanoItalian
- לִויָתָןHebrew
- レヴィアタンJapanese
- ಲೆವಿಯಾಥನ್Kannada
- 거대한Korean
- leviathanLatin
- LeviathanDutch
- LeviathanNorwegian
- lewiatanPolish
- leviatãPortuguese
- leviatanRomanian
- огро́мный, чу́до-ю́до, грома́дный, левиафанRussian
- leviathanSwedish
- திமிங்கிலங்களும்Tamil
- లెవియాథన్Telugu
- เลวีอาธานThai
- dev yaratıkTurkish
- левіафанUkrainian
- لیویتھنUrdu
- thủy quáiVietnamese
- leviathanYiddish
- 利维坦Chinese
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