Definition of behemoth Behemoth

/bʌhiˈmʌθ/ - [buheemuth] - be•he•moth

We found 11 definitions of behemoth from 7 different sources.

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What does behemoth mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

behemoth - someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  giant, goliath, monster, colossus
  unusual person, anomaly (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
behemoth - a person of exceptional importance and reputation
  colossus, giant, heavyweight, titan
  important person, influential person, personage a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • behemoth (Noun)
    A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 415-24.
  • behemoth (Noun)
    A great and mighty monster.
  • behemoth (Noun)
    Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • behemoth (n.)
    An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • behemoth
    A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24.
  • behemoth
    Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • behemoth
    bē′he-moth, n. an animal described in the book of Job, usually taken to be the hippopotamus. [Either the pl. of Heb. behêmâh, a beast, or a Hebraistic form of the Egyptian p-ehe-mout, 'water-ox.']

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  • Behemoth is a blackened death metal band from Gdansk, Poland. Their early albums were black metal, but later they switched to a mixture of death metal and black metal.

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