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

> Proto-Semitic *liwyāṯān-, 'Leviathan (primordial sea-serpent; chaos dragon)': reflexes in 3 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*liwyāṯān- |
| Meaning | 'Leviathan (primordial sea-serpent; chaos dragon)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | liwyātān (Isa 27:1; Ps 74:14, 104:26; Job 40:25; HALOT 524) | HALOT 524 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ltn (KTU 1.5 I 1; HALOT 524) | KTU 1.5 I 1; HALOT 524 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | lewyātan 'leviathan, sea-monster; the devil' (Payne Smith 238) | Payne Smith 238 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## 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.

## Linked from

- [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>)

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