Goliath

Go·li·ath¹ (g

-l

th)

In the Bible, a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a stone and sling.

Go·li·ath² (g

-l

th)

A person or thing of colossal power or achievement.

[After Goliath.]

Goliath [gəˈlaɪəθ]

(Christian Religious Writings / 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)

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	Goliath - (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot Old 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 powerful behemoth, colossus, monster, giant unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual

Translations

Goliath [gəˈlaɪəθ] N → Goliat

Goliath

n (lit, fig) → Goliath m

Goliath [gəuˈlaɪəθ] n → Golia m

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
amphibian anomaly beetle behemoth Bible colossus David Gath genus Rana giant Giant heron goliath beetle goliath frog monster overturn Rana Rana goliath ranid scarabaeid	Bless his counsels, his undertakings, and his work; strengthen his kingdom by Thine almighty hand, and give him victory over his enemy, even as Thou gavest Moses the victory over Amalek, Gideon over Midian, and David over Goliath. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context Later still, the resistance offered at the Nile was all, and more than all, that could be demanded from seamen, who, unless blind or without understanding, must have seen their doom sealed from the moment that the Goliath, bearing up under the bows of the Guerrier, took up an inshore berth. The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context David offered himself to Saul to fight with Goliath, the Philistine champion, and, to give him courage, Saul armed him with his own weapons; which David rejected as soon as he had them on his back, saying he could make no use of them, and that he wished to meet the enemy with his sling and his knife. The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context	golf player golf pro golf range golf shot golf stroke golf tee golf widow golf-club golf-club head golfcart golfclub golfer golfer's elbow golfing Golfo de Campeche Golfo de Mexico Golgi Golgi apparatus Golgi body Golgi cell Golgi complex Golgi's cell Golgotha goliard goliardery Goliath goliath beetle goliath frog Goliathan Goll golliwog golliwogg gollop golly Goloe-shoe Golore golosh Goloshe goloshes Goltschut Golyardeys GOM Goma Goman Gomarist gombeen gombeen-man gombeenism Gomberg Gombo gombroon	Golgibody Golgibody Golgicomplex Golgicomplex Golgicomplex Golgotha Golgotha Goli Labin Goliad Goliad 300 Goliad Community Network Goliad County Goliad County, Texas Goliad County, TX Goliad State Park Goliad, Texas Goliak goliard goliard Goliardery goliardic goliardic Goliardic poetry Goliardic poetry Goliardic songs Goliardic songs Goliardic verse Goliardic verse Goliards Goliards Goliath Goliath (Bible) Goliath (Bible) Goliath beetle Goliath beetle Goliath beetles Goliath beetles Goliath birdeater Goliath Edison Screw goliath frog goliath frog goliath frogs goliath frogs Goliath National Bank Goliath of Gath Goliath of Gath Goliathan Goliaths Goliaths Goliathus Goliathus GoLIGHTLY Golightly, Holly Golikov, Filipp Golikov, Filipp Ivanovich Golikov, Ivan Golikov, Ivan Ivanovich GOLIP Golisano Institute for Sustainability Golitsyn family Golitsyn Layer

Mentioned in

References in classic literature

Dictionary browser

Full browser

amphibian
anomaly
beetle
behemoth
Bible
colossus
David
Gath
genus Rana
giant
Giant heron
goliath beetle
goliath frog
monster
overturn
Rana
Rana goliath
ranid
scarabaeid

Bless his counsels, his undertakings, and his work; strengthen his kingdom by Thine almighty hand, and give him victory over his enemy, even as Thou gavest Moses the victory over Amalek, Gideon over Midian, and David over Goliath.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

Later still, the resistance offered at the Nile was all, and more than all, that could be demanded from seamen, who, unless blind or without understanding, must have seen their doom sealed from the moment that the Goliath, bearing up under the bows of the Guerrier, took up an inshore berth.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

David offered himself to Saul to fight with Goliath, the Philistine champion, and, to give him courage, Saul armed him with his own weapons; which David rejected as soon as he had them on his back, saying he could make no use of them, and that he wished to meet the enemy with his sling and his knife.

The Prince by Machiavelli, Nicolo View in context

Goliath playV2('en/US/dy/dydyskdnd7ddsodnhn');playV2('en/UK/dy/dydyskdnd7ddsodnhn')

Goliath