Definitions for goliath
gəˈlaɪ əθgo·liath

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Goliathnoun

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

2. giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossusnoun

   someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

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1. Goliathnoun

   A giant famous for his battle with David.

2. Goliathnoun

   Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.

   That Goliath is so big and strong, the little man will never stand a chance against him if he on his wrong side.

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1. Goliath

   Goliath ( gə-LY-əth) is a character in the Book of Samuel, described as a Philistine giant defeated by the young David in single combat. The story signified King Saul's unfitness to rule, as Saul himself should have fought for Israel. Scholars today believe that the original listed killer of Goliath was Elhanan, son of Jair, and that the authors of the Deuteronomic history changed the original text to credit the victory to the more famous character David.The phrase "David and Goliath" has taken on a more popular meaning denoting an underdog situation, a contest wherein a smaller, weaker opponent faces a much bigger, stronger adversary.

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1. goliath

   A Goliath refers to a person or thing of great size, strength, or power. This term is derived from the biblical character Goliath, a giant warrior from Gath who was defeated by young David in a duel. It could also be used to indicate anything considered to be a formidable or challenging opposition. In some contexts, Goliath also refers to a species of large beetles.

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1. Goliath

   Goliath or Goliath of Gath is a giant Philistine warrior defeated by the young David, the future king of Israel, in Bible's Books of Samuel. The original purpose of the story was to show David's identity as the true king of Israel. Post-Classical Jewish traditions stressed Goliath's status as the representative of paganism, in contrast to David, the champion of the God of Israel. Christian tradition gave him a distinctively Christian perspective, seeing in David's battle with Goliath the victory of God's King over the enemies of God's helpless people as a prefiguring of Jesus' victory over sin on the Cross and the Church's victory over Satan.

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1. Goliath

   gō-lī′ath, n. a giant.—v.i. to exaggerate extravagantly.—n. Golī′ath-bee′tle, a genus of tropical beetles of very large size, the male sometimes measuring about four inches. [From Goliath, the Philistine giant in 1 Sam. xvii.]

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1. Goliath

   a Philistine giant of Gath slain by David with pebbles from a brook by a sling (1 Sam. xvii.).

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1. Goliath

   Ancient heavyweight champion who was knocked out in one round by a lightweight. Defeat attributed to overconfidence. Friends said nothing like that had ever entered his head.

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1. • Old Testament
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   • Warrior

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of goliath in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of goliath in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of goliath in a Sentence

1. Leslie Rutledge:

   When a company becomes a verb, it may seem as though the states are David taking on Goliath but I am proud to stand tall with my fellow attorneys general.

2. Rev. Jesse Jackson:

   We slew the goliath of raciism,but, we now must contend with his offspring.

3. Chelsi Day:

   You’ve got these powerhouse schools that are always successful or often successful, and it’s not even so much that you want to see them go down as much as you want to see the little guys succeed, you’ve got the David vs. Goliath situation where this is the obvious winner. That the way the chips are stacked, this team should win. So, how cool is it when this smaller team, maybe with less resources, less recruiting power, shows up and takes down a giant ? And again, I think it’s so gratifying to see the little guy win.

4. John Biever:

   This is what fans do in March Madness. We root for the underdog. We root for the improbable. That’s why we love this tournament so much, this is the ultimate storyline. The tough kid from Queens who got hurt in the NCAA tournament and couldn't play — couldn't finish out his career — now gets the chance to coach a tough, gritty team that’s become the darling of the country, and so we literally have – I wouldn’t say David vs. Goliath — but Shaheen vs. Goliath this weekend.

5. Le Cun:

   Then I saw a tiny light in the distance, almost like somebody lit a match, then all the sudden it was on me, it spit me out into the sunlight into this canal and there were tons of fish around. Goliath groupers, tarpons, a bunch of fish that didn't make it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=goliath
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Goliath
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=goliath
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=goliath
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Goliath
8. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=goliath
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=goliath