The Jerusalem Bridge
לִוְיָתָן
livyatan
sea-dragon, leviathan · noun, masculine
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The chaos monster of every ancient Near Eastern nightmare, and the psalmist calls him a bathtub toy.

שָׁם אֳנִיּוֹת יְהַלֵּכוּן לִוְיָתָן זֶה־יָצַרְתָּ לְשַׂחֶק־בּוֹ׃

There go the ships, and Leviathan, whom you formed to play with. (Psalm 104:26)

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