{"def":{"short":"a wreathed animal, i.e., a large sea-monster; figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Babylon","long":["leviathan, sea monster, dragon",["large dinosaur-like, aquatic reptile"]]},"deriv":"from H3867","pronun":{"ipa":"lɪw.jɔːˈt̪ɔːn̪","ipa_mod":"liv.jɑːˈtɑːn","sbl":"liwyātān","dic":"lih-yaw-TAWN","dic_mod":"leev-ya-TAHN"},"comment":"Some think this is a crocodile, but from the description in Job 41, this is patently absurd. It appears to be a large fire breathing animal. Just as the bombardier beetle has an explosion producing mechanism, so this great sea dragon also may have had an similar mechanism to enable it to breathe fire."}