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be·he·moth (bə hē′mət̸h, bē′ə mət̸h)
noun
- Bible a huge animal, assumed to be the hippopotamus: Job 40:15-24
- any animal or thing that is huge or very powerful
Etymology: Heb behemot, intens. pl. of behema, beast; akin to Ethiopic bəhma, dumb, speechless & Ar ʼabham (> bahma(t), bahīma(t), animal)
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