Goliath — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæfkɑːkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡəlˈaɪəθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡəlˈaɪəθ/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæfkɑːkt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

giant colossus monster behemoth

Word Forms

giant	adjective	of great mass; huge and bulky
gigantic	adjective	so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
monstrous	adjective	abnormally large
colossal	adjective	so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

Goliat

(Antiguo Testamento) un guerrero filisteo gigante que fue asesinado por David con una honda

🇮🇹Italian

Golia

(Antico Testamento) un gigantesco guerriero filisteo che fu ucciso da Davide con una fionda

🇵🇹Portuguese

Golias

(Antigo Testamento) um gigante guerreiro filisteu que foi morto por Davi com um estilingue

🇷🇺Russian

голиаф

(Ветхий Завет) гигантский воин-филистимлянин, убитый Давидом из рогатки.

India

🇧🇩Bengali

গলিয়াথ

(ওল্ড টেস্টামেন্ট) একজন বিশাল ফিলিস্তিন যোদ্ধা যাকে ডেভিড একটি গুলতি দিয়ে হত্যা করেছিল

🇮🇳Tamil

கோலியாத்

(பழைய ஏற்பாடு) ஒரு மாபெரும் பெலிஸ்திய போர்வீரன் டேவிட் ஒரு ஸ்லிங்ஷாட் மூலம் கொல்லப்பட்டான்

🇮🇳Telugu

గోలియత్

(పాత నిబంధన) డేవిడ్ చేత స్లింగ్‌షాట్‌తో చంపబడిన ఒక పెద్ద ఫిలిస్తీన్ యోధుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

गोलियाथ

(जुना करार) एक विशाल पलिष्टी योद्धा ज्याला डेव्हिडने गोफणीने मारले होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોલિયાથ

(ઓલ્ડ ટેસ્ટામેન્ટ) એક વિશાળ પલિસ્તી યોદ્ધા જેને ડેવિડ દ્વારા ગોફણ વડે મારી નાખવામાં આવ્યો હતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಲಿಯಾತ್

(ಹಳೆಯ ಒಡಂಬಡಿಕೆ) ದೈತ್ಯ ಫಿಲಿಸ್ಟೈನ್ ಯೋಧ ಡೇವಿಡ್‌ನಿಂದ ಕವೆಗೋಲಿನಿಂದ ಕೊಲ್ಲಲ್ಪಟ್ಟನು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗോലിയാത്ത്

(പഴയ നിയമം) ഒരു ഭീമാകാരനായ ഫിലിസ്ത്യൻ യോദ്ധാവ്, ദാവീദ് ഒരു കവണ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് കൊന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਲਿਅਥ

(ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਨੇਮ) ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਫ਼ਲਿਸਤੀ ਯੋਧਾ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਡੇਵਿਡ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਗੁਲੇਲ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

گولیاتھ

(عہد نامہ قدیم) ایک بڑا فلستی جنگجو جسے ڈیوڈ نے گلیل سے مارا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

歌利亚

（旧约）一个巨大的非利士战士，被大卫用弹弓杀死

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴリアテ

（旧約聖書）ダビデによってパチンコで殺された巨大なペリシテ人の戦士

🇰🇷Korean

골리앗

(구약성서) 다윗에게 새총으로 죽임을 당한 블레셋의 거인 전사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người khổng lồ

(Cựu Ước) một chiến binh Philistine khổng lồ bị David giết bằng súng cao su

🇹🇭Thai

โกลิอัท

(พันธสัญญาเดิม) นักรบฟิลิสเตียร่างยักษ์ที่ถูกดาวิดสังหารด้วยหนังสติ๊ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

goliat

(Perjanjian Lama) seorang prajurit raksasa Filistin yang dibunuh oleh Daud dengan ketapel

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جالوت

(العهد القديم) محارب فلسطيني عملاق قتله داود بالمقلاع

🇮🇷Persian

جالوت

(عهد عتیق) یک جنگجوی غول پیکر فلسطینی که توسط داوود با تیرکمان کشته شد.

🇹🇷Turkish

dev

(Eski Ahit) Davud tarafından sapanla öldürülen dev bir Filistli savaşçı

🇮🇱Hebrew

גָליַת

(הברית הישנה) לוחם פלשתי ענק אשר נהרג על ידי דוד בקלע

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