Though likely inspired by similar mythical creatures like Tiamat, the leviathan is often described as a large aquatic dragon or serpent like creature that wields the waters of chaos with overwhelming power mentioned in the Christian Bible and the Jewish to knock in the book of job, psalms and others, The leviathan often serves as a metaphor for a devastatingly powerful enemy.
雖然很可能受到類似的神話生物,如Tiamat的啟發,利維坦經常被描述為一個大的水生龍或蛇一樣的生物,揮舞著混亂的水域與壓倒性的力量,在基督教的聖經和猶太教的工作,詩篇和其他的書中提到敲,利維坦經常作為一個毀滅性的強大敵人的隱喻。