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Goliath


Go·li·ath 1

G0186550 (gə-lī′əth) In the Bible, a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a stone and sling.

Go·li·ath 2

G0186550 (gə-lī′əth)n. A person or thing of colossal power or achievement.
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Goliath

(ɡəˈlaɪəθ) n (Bible) Old Testament a Philistine giant from Gath who terrorized the Hebrews until he was killed by David with a stone from his sling (I Samuel 17)

Go•li•ath

(gəˈlaɪ əθ)

n. the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. I Sam. 17:48–51.
Thesaurus
Noun1.Goliath - (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshotGoliath - (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshotOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
2.Goliath - someone or something that is abnormally large and powerfulgoliath - someone or something that is abnormally large and powerfulbehemoth, colossus, monster, giantunusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual

Goliath

nounOne that is extraordinarily large and powerful:behemoth, giant, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan.Slang: whopper.
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Golia

Goliath


Goliath

(gōlī`əth), in the Bible, a giant of GathGath
, unidentified royal city of the Philistines, on the borders of Judah. In the Bible, it was the birthplace of Goliath, and it was a place of refuge for David in the outlaw years. Later he had a loyal bodyguard of Gittites, i.e., inhabitants of Gath.
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, a Philistine city, who challenged the Israelites. The young DavidDavid,
d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure.
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, fortified by faith, accepted the challenge and killed him with a stone from a sling. In 2 Samuel it says that Elhanan killed Goliath, though 1 Chronicles says Elhanan killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath. The Authorized Version edits 2 Samuel to agree with 1 Chronicles.

Goliath

gigantic, sinewy Philistine killed by David’s slingshot. [O.T.: I Samuel 17; 21:9, 22:10; II Samuel 21:19]See: Brawniness

Goliath

towering Philistine giant slain by youthful David. [O.T.: I Samuel 17:49–51]See: Giantism

Goliath

Old Testament a Philistine giant from Gath who terrorized the Hebrews until he was killed by David with a stone from his sling (I Samuel 17)

GOLIATH


AcronymDefinition
GOLIATHGiant On-Line Instrument for the Acquisition and Total Handling of Data
GOLIATHGeospatial On-Line Information Archival and Teleprocessing Hub (Loafer Creek LLC)

Goliath


  • noun

Synonyms for Goliath

noun one that is extraordinarily large and powerful

Synonyms

  • behemoth
  • giant
  • jumbo
  • leviathan
  • mammoth
  • monster
  • titan
  • whopper

Words related to Goliath

noun (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot

Related Words

  • Old Testament

noun someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Synonyms

  • behemoth
  • colossus
  • monster
  • giant

Related Words

  • unusual person
  • anomaly
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