Bible Dictionaries
Leviathan
King James Dictionary
LEVI'ATHAN, n. Heb.
1. An aquatic animal, described in Job 41 , and mentioned in other passages of Scripture. In Isaiah, it is called the crooked serpent. It is not agreed what animal is intended by the writers, whether the crocodile, the whale, or a species of serpent.
2. The whale, or a great whale.
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