Leviathan vs. Behemoth

Leviathanadjective

Very large; gargantuan.

Leviathannoun

(Bible) A vast sea monster of tremendous strength, described as the most powerful and dangerous creature in the ocean.

Leviathannoun

Something large; behemoth.

Leviathannoun

An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli., and mentioned in other passages of Scripture.

Leviathannoun

The whale, or a great whale.

Leviathannoun

the largest or most massive thing of its kind;

Leviathannoun

monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament

Leviathan

Leviathan (; לִוְיָתָן, Līvəyāṯān) is a creature with the form of a sea serpent in Judaism. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, and the Book of Amos; it is also mentioned in the apocryphal Book of Enoch.

Behemothnoun

(Bible) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24.

Behemothnoun

(by extension) Any great and mighty monster.

Behemothnoun

(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.

Behemothnoun

An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.

Behemothnoun

something of large size or great power.

Behemothnoun

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Behemothnoun

a person of exceptional importance and reputation

Behemoth

Behemoth (; Hebrew: בְּהֵמוֹת‎, bəhēmōṯ) is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of creation; he is paired with the other chaos-monster, Leviathan, and according to later Jewish tradition both would become food for the righteous at the end-time. Metaphorically, the name has come to be used for any extremely large or powerful entity.