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Goliath
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goliath
English
Etymology
en he גולית גָּלְיָת golyāṯ.
Pronunciation
en /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Goliath.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q192785en biblical character A six cubit/span high giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.
en male Hebrew.
Derived terms
en David-and-Goliath Goliathan Goliath frog
Translations
biblical giant
Afrikaans: af Goliat
Arabic: ar جَالُوت m used by Muslims, ar جُلْيَات m used by Christians
Armenian: hy Գողիաթ
Bengali: bn জালূত jalūt
Catalan: ca Goliat m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 歌利亞 go1 lei6 aa3
Hakka: hak 歌利亞 Kô-li-â
Mandarin: cmn 歌利亞 Gēlìyà, Gēlìyǎ
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: zdj Djalut
Czech: cs Goliáš m
Dutch: nl Goliat, nl Goliath
Estonian: et Koljat
Finnish: fi Goljat
French: fr Goliath m
German: de Goliath m
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Γολιάθ m
Hebrew: he גולית golyat
Hindi: hi गोलियत m
Hungarian: hu Góliát
Indonesian: id Jalut used by Muslims, id Goliat used by Non-Muslims
Italian: it Golia m
Japanese: ja ゴリアテ Goriate
Korean: ko 골리앗
Latin: la Goliathus m
Macedonian: mk Голијат m
Malay: ms Jalut used by Muslims, ms Goliat used by Non-Muslims
Navajo: nv Goláíyath
Polish: pl Goliat m
Portuguese: pt Golias m
Russian: ru Голиа́ф m
Slovene: sl Goljat m
Spanish: es Goliat m
Swahili: sw Goliathi
Swedish: sv Goliat c
Turkish: tr Câlût
Ottoman Turkish: ota جالوت calut
Uyghur: ug جالۇت
Noun
en figuratively Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.
en That Goliath is so big and strong, the little man will never stand a chance against him if he on his wrong side.
en The whisky category is a Goliath within the drinks industry.
en w:CalMatters How Airbnb is fighting for its place on California's coast w:San Francisco Chronicle https://web.archive.org/web/20260928044005/https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/airbnb-fighting-on-california-s-coast-in-bay-22450830.php 27 September 2026 Caitlin Quinn Quinn, who continues to regularly file complaints about the corporate owned short-term rental next door, said she was “greatly disappointed in seeing a governmental agency cave in the face of threatened litigation by a tech Goliath.”
A very large en champagne en bottle with the en capacity of about 27 en liters, equivalent to 36 en standard bottles.
See also
Goliath
en Wine bottles
German
Pronunciation
de De-Goliath.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m
de biblical character Goliath
de Biblical characters
Latin
Etymology
la Goliath :bor grc:Γολιάθ<ety:der<hbo:גולית<alt:גָּלְיָת><tr:golyāṯ>>> 2 1
Pronunciation
Goliath
Proper noun
Goliath<0> m
la biblical character Goliath
Declension
Goliath<0>
References