H3882 — לִוְיָתָן (livyâthân)
Strong's H3882 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן (livyâthân)
Pronunciation: liv-yaw-thawn'
Morphology: n-m
Derivation: from לָוָה (lâvâh) [H3867];
Definition: 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
KJV Renderings: leviathan, mourning.
Senses
- leviathan, sea monster, dragon
- large aquatic animal
- perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown
- Some think this to be a crocodile but from the description in Job 41:1-34 this is patently absurd. It appears to ba 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.
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1404 | δράκων | drákōn | probably from an alternate form of δέρκομαι (dérkomai) (to look) | a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate) | dragon |
| G2785 | κῆτος | kētos | probably from the base of G5490 | a huge fish (as gaping for prey) | whale |
| G3173 | μέγας | mégas | (including the prolonged forms, feminine μεγάλη (megálē), plural μεγάλοι (megáloi), etc.; compare also G3176, G3187) | big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application) | (+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years |
| H3867 | לָוָה | lâvâh | a primitive root | properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend | abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er) |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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