Biblical Hebrew Forum

[dwashbur AT nyx.net]

On 16 Jul 2006 at 21:42, Revdpickrel AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> I agree 100 percent that Leviathan illustration is a metaphor, no question 
> about that.  He certainly is not a great sea monster.  Leviathan means "one 
> who 
> dwell among the sea of humanity," not the seas where monsters live.  

What's your source for this definition?  Rochelle has said several times that 
it's not a 
Hebrew word and nobody has challenged that, so I assume she's correct, plus 
it doesn't 
look like a Hebrew word.  Do we know what language it is?  Seems to me we'd 
need to know 
that in order to nail down such a specific definition.  

Dave Washburn
Encephaloriasis: That condition generated when the person you are dealing 
with is so 
incredibly stupid, you can actually feel your own brain cells drying up and 
flaking off.