·noun The whale, or a great whale.
II. Leviathan ·noun An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture.
A transliterated Hebrew word (livyathan), meaning "twisted," "coiled." In Job 3:8, Revised Version, ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(jointed monster) occurs five times in the text of the Authorized Version, and once in the margin of...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary