Meanings
goliath1
plural goliaths
- Alternative letter-case form of Goliath.
The second gala is being held by the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, comprising the goliaths of international and animal wildlife conservation like the Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Federation.
2009 January 18, Leslie Kaufman, “Torn Between Green Galas? At Least They’re a Walk Apart”, in New York Times
Goliath2
- A male given name from Hebrew.
plural Goliaths
- figurativelyAny large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.
The whisky category is a Goliath within the drinks industry.
1 more example
That Goliath is so big and strong, the little man will never stand a chance against him if he on his wrong side.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone that is abnormally large and powerful
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Hebrewגָּלְיָת
- EnglishGoliath
Borrowed from Hebrew גָּלְיָת (golyāṯ).
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Goliat
- Goliatbiblical giant
Ancient Greek Γολιάθ
- Γολιάθ (Goliáth)biblical giant
Arabic جَالُوت, جُلْيَات
- جَالُوت (jālūt)biblical giant
- جُلْيَات (julyāt)biblical giant
Bengali জালূত
- জালূত (jalūt)biblical giant
Catalan Goliat
- Goliatbiblical giant
Chinese Cantonese 歌利亞 /歌利亚
- 歌利亞 /歌利亚 (go¹ lei⁶ aa³)biblical giant
Chinese Mandarin 歌利亞 /歌利亚
- 歌利亞 /歌利亚 (Gēlìyà, Gēlìyǎ)biblical giant
Czech Goliáš
- Goliášbiblical giant
Dutch Goliat, Goliath
- Goliatbiblical giant
- Goliathbiblical giant
Estonian Koljat
- Koljatbiblical giant
Finnish Goljat
- Goljatbiblical giant
French Goliath
- Goliathbiblical giant
German Goliath
- Goliathbiblical giant
Hebrew גולית
- גולית (golyat)biblical giant
Hindi गोलियत
- गोलियत (goliyat)biblical giant
Hungarian Góliát
- Góliátbiblical giant
Indonesian Jalut, Goliat
- Jalutbiblical giant
- Goliatbiblical giant
Italian Golia
- Goliabiblical giant
Japanese ゴリアテ
- ゴリアテ (Goriate)biblical giant
Korean 골리앗
- 골리앗 (golliat)biblical giant
Latin Goliathus
- Goliathusbiblical giant
Malay Jalut, Goliat
- Jalutbiblical giant
- Goliatbiblical giant
Polish Goliat
- Goliatbiblical giant
Portuguese Golias
- Goliasbiblical giant
Russian Голиа́ф
- Голиа́ф (Goliáf)biblical giant
Spanish Goliat
- Goliatbiblical giant
Swahili Goliathi
- Goliathibiblical giant
Swedish Goliat
- Goliatbiblical giant
Turkish Câlût
- Câlûtbiblical giant
Cite this entry
goliath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goliath
“goliath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goliath. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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