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Leviathan in Hebrew is לִוְיָתָן (livyatán).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

לִוְיָתָן
livyatán
noun · masculine
In English

leviathan

/lɪˈvaɪəθn̩/ /ləˈvaɪəθ(ə)n/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with L

These are the Hebrew words for leviathan as a noun.

vast sea monster of tremendous strength

  • לִוְיָתָןלויתןlivyatánmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word לִוְיָתָן.

Written with vowel points
לִוְיָתָן
Written without vowel points
לויתן
Said
livyatán
Plural
לווייתנים
Its meanings in English
leviathan, defective spelling of לווייתן

These English words share a Hebrew word with leviathan.

These words come before and after leviathan in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨leviathan⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨leviathan⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨leviathan⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨לִוְיָתָן⁩, said livyatán. Without vowel points it is written ⁨לויתן⁩. Its plural is ⁨לווייתנים⁩.

Is ⁨לויתן⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨לויתן⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨לויתן⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨leviathan⁩, ⁨לויתן⁩ can mean ⁨defective spelling of לווייתן⁩.

How is ⁨leviathan⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨leviathan⁩ is pronounced ⁨/lɪˈvaɪəθn̩/, /ləˈvaɪəθ(ə)n/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry leviathan and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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