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See also leviathan of forensics.
(Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, Standard Liwyatan Tiberian Liwyāṯān ; "Twisted; coiled") A Biblical sea monster referred to in the Old Testament (Psalm 74:13-14; Job 41; Isaiah 27:1). The word leviathan has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature. (Wikipedia)
from a semitic root meaning "turning, winding and twisting"
... or that Sea-beast
Leviathan, which God of all his works
Created hugest that swim th' Ocean stream ...
Milton, Paradise Lost I