*liwyāṯān-: 'Leviathan (primordial sea-serpent; chaos dragon)'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*liwyāṯān-
Meaning'Leviathan (primordial sea-serpent; chaos dragon)'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Hebrewliwyātān (Isa 27:1; Ps 74:14, 104:26; Job 40:25; HALOT 524)HALOT 524gloss withheld
Ugariticltn (KTU 1.5 I 1; HALOT 524)KTU 1.5 I 1; HALOT 524gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaiclewyātan 'leviathan, sea-monster; the devil' (Payne Smith 238)Payne Smith 238

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Notes

HALOT 524 gives the pre-forms *lawtān, *lōtān. Cf. 2975 Rahab. LGz. 322 gives Geez lewiyātān 'sea monster' as a transcription of Hebrew liwyāṯān; also Amharic lewatan.

Updated 22 October 2026

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