Leviathan
liv.ya.tan denotes the figure depicted as rousable, formed, and overcome as a serpent or dragon.
The term names the figure portrayed in the supplied verses as one that may be roused, is formed, has heads crushed, and is identified in Isaiah’s scene as a fleeing and crooked serpent and a sea dragon subject to slaying.
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The depicted serpent/dragon figure · dominant
Each occurrence is a masculine singular absolute noun. In Isaiah 27:1 the APB renders two instances in the clause about the fleeing and crooked serpent, followed by the dragon in the sea; Job 3:8 places the figure in a call to rouse it, Psalm 104:26 says it was formed, and Psalm 74:14 describes its heads being crushed and it being given as food.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “Leviathan” in all four verses, while surrounding descriptions include a serpent, a dragon in the sea, rousing, formation, and crushing. These descriptions clarify the verse scenes rather than establish separate renderings of the term.