Bible Dictionaries
Crocodile

Crocodile — We do not read this word in any other place than Lev. 11:29 (D.V.), where it corresponds to the Hebrew, צָב tsāḇ - Strongs: H6632; the animal is, nevertheless, oftener spoken of in the Holy Books under cover of several metaphors: רַהַב ráhâb - Strongs: H7294, "the proud" (Isaiah 51:9); תנין tánnîn - Strongs: H8577, "the stretcher" (Ezekiel 29:3); לִוְיָתָן líweyãthãn (leviathan) - Strongs: H3882 [Ps. 74:14; Job 41:1]. See § Dragon. The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is still found in great numbers in the upper Nile, and its range extended into present-day Israel until the early 20th century. A remarkable description of the crocodile has been drawn by the author of the Book of Job. He depicts the difficulty of capturing, snaring, or taming him, his vast size, his impenetrable scales, his flashing eyes, his snorting, and his immense strength. Dreadful as he is, the crocodile was very early regarded and worshipped as a deity by the Egyptians. He is, in the Bible, the emblem of the people of Egypt and their Pharaoh, sometimes even of all Israel's foes.

Verses:

• Leviticus 11:29
• Deuteronomy 32:33
• Job 30:29
• Job 41:1
• Psalms 44:19
• Psalms 74:13
• Psalms 74:14
• Psalms 91:13
• Psalms 104:26
• Psalms 148:7
• Isaiah 13:22
• Isaiah 27:1
• Isaiah 34:13
• Isaiah 35:7
• Isaiah 43:20
• Isaiah 51:9
• Jeremiah 9:11
• Jeremiah 10:22
• Jeremiah 14:6
• Jeremiah 49:33
• Jeremiah 51:34
• Jeremiah 51:37
• Ezekiel 29:3
• Micah 1:8