Leviathan
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Leviathan ("twisted, coiled") 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 (e.g., Herman Melville's Moby-Dick) 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.
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Adjective
- Very large; gargantuan.
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Noun
- Large Biblical sea monster.
- Something large; behemoth.
- That man was a leviathan! He took up a whole row of seats at the theatre.
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