לִוְיָתָןlivyatan meaning in Biblical Hebrew
sea-dragon, leviathan · noun, masculine
Also spelled in English: leviathan
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)”
Who is the לִוְיָתָן in your life right now?
Biblical Hebrew words for nature and creationAnimals in the Hebrew Bible