לִוְיָתָן, לִיוְ׳ m. (b. h.) Leviathan, a legendary sea-animal reserved, with B’hemoth, for the righteous in the hereafter. Lev. R. s. 13, v. בְּהֵמוֹת. Lev. R. s. 22, end. Ab. Zar. 3ᵇ; a. fr.—M. Kat. 25ᵇ (in a wailing song) ל׳ a great man, opp. דגי רקק the fish of the swamp, common humanity (v. אֵזוֹב).
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לִוְיָתָן , לִיוְ׳ m. (b. h.) Leviathan , a legendary sea-animal reserved, with B’hemoth, for the righteous in the hereafter. Lev. R. s. 13 , v.…
References
- Vayikra Rabbah 13:3
- Jastrow, בְּהֵמוֹת 1
- Vayikra Rabbah 22:10
- Avodah Zarah 3b:8
- Moed Katan 25b:4
- Jastrow, ל׳ 1
- Jastrow, אֵזוֹב 1