Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts לִוְיָתָן(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /lə.ˈvaɪ.ə.θən/(English) Meaning & History From Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (Liwyaṯan), derived from לִוְיָה (liwya) meaning "garland, wreath" [1]. This is the name of an enormous sea monster mentioned in the Old Testament.