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Livyatan (לווייתן) means whale in Hebrew.

It can also mean leviathan. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

לִוְיָתָן
livyatan
noun · masculine
In English

whale, leviathan

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ל

The dictionary gives one meaning for Livyatan.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    מפלצת מים אגדית המתוארת כתנין עצום או כנחש ים אימתני.
    בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִפְקֹד יהוה בְּחַרְבּוֹ הַקָּשָׁה וְהַגְּדוֹלָה וְהַחֲזָקָה עַל לִוְיָתָן נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ וְעַל לִוְיָתָן נָחָשׁ עֲקַלָּתוֹן וְהָרַג אֶת הַתַּנִּין אֲשֶׁר בַּיָּם

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Livyatan is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
לִוְיָתָן
Written without vowel points
לווייתן
Said
livyatan
Plural
לִוְיָתָנִים
Inflections
ר' לִוְיָתָנִים
Gematria
512

This is how Livyatan is said in other languages.

English
whale, leviathan
Arabic
حُوت
French
baleine, léviathan

These words mean nearly the same as Livyatan.

These words rhyme with Livyatan.

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What does Livyatan (⁨לווייתן⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Livyatan (⁨לווייתן⁩) means whale and leviathan. It is said livyatan, with the stress on tan.

What is a synonym for Livyatan (⁨לווייתן⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Livyatan (⁨לווייתן⁩) are ⁨דרקון⁩, ⁨נחש בריח⁩, and ⁨רהב⁩.

What rhymes with Livyatan (⁨לווייתן⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Livyatan (⁨לווייתן⁩) include ⁨זמן⁩, ⁨חמצן⁩, ⁨מימן⁩, ⁨לבן⁩, ⁨עניין⁩, and ⁨פחמן⁩.

Is Livyatan (⁨לווייתן⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Livyatan (⁨לווייתן⁩) is a masculine noun, and its plural is ⁨לִוְיָתָנִים⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry לויתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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