Livyathan means “leviathan” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G3882 — paralios (“sea coast”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H3882 לִויָתָן (livyathan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. livyathan (liv-yaw-thawn') n-m. 1. a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea- monster) 2. (figuratively) the constellation of the dragon It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include serpent. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
livyathan (liv-yaw-thawn') n-m. 1. a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea- monster) 2. (figuratively) the constellation of the dragon 3. also as a symbol of Babylon [from H3867] KJV: leviathan, mourning. Root(s): H3867
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3882. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
Leviathan
Usage: a sea monster, dragon 1a) large aquatic animal such as crocodile 1b) perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus, exact meaning unknown, 1c) a mythical or proverbial creature
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render livyathan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
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5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3882.
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3882, grouped by book.
Livyathan (Strong's H3882) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "leviathan". livyathan (liv-yaw-thawn') n-m. 1. a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea- monster) 2. (figuratively) the constellation of the dragon
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H3882 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3882 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as serpent. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.