leviathan
/ləˈvaɪəθən/luh-VIGH-uh-thuhn
/ləˈvaɪəθən/luh-VIGH-uh-thuhn
Meaninga twisting sea creature
Common meaning: a sea monster
Other meanings: anything huge
- leviathana twisting sea creatureSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 330 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Hebrew livyāthān ‘a twisting sea creature’.
Roots
- livyāthān Hebrew “a twisting sea creature”
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