behemoth

be·he·moth

 (bĭ-hē′məth, bē′ə-məth)

n.

1. Something enormous in size or power.

2. often Behemoth A huge animal, possibly the hippopotamus, described in the Bible.

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[Middle English behemoth, bemoth, from Late Latin behemoth, Behemoth, from Hebrew bəhēmôt, pl. of bəhēmâ, beast; see bhm in Semitic roots.]

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behemoth

(bɪˈhiːmɒθ)

n

1. (Bible) Old Testament a gigantic beast, probably a hippopotamus, described in Job 40:15

2. a huge or monstrous person or thing

[C14: from Hebrew běhēmōth, plural of běhēmāh beast]

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be•he•moth

(bɪˈhi məθ, ˈbi ə-)

n.

1. an animal, perhaps the hippopotamus, mentioned in Job 40:15–24.

2. any creature or thing of monstrous size or power.

[1350–1400; Middle English bemoth < Hebrew bəhēmōth]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	behemoth - someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful colossus, goliath, monster, giant unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual
	2.	behemoth - a person of exceptional importance and reputation titan, colossus, giant, heavyweight important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

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behemoth

noun giant, monster, mammoth, titan, Hercules, colossus, leviathan, Brobdingnagian The city is a sprawling behemoth with no heart.

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behemoth

noun

One that is extraordinarily large and powerful:

giant, Goliath, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan.

Slang: whopper.

adjective

Of extraordinary size and power:

Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, stupendous, titanic, tremendous, vast.

Informal: walloping.

Slang: whopping.

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Translations

behemotobluda

GigantRiesentier

marmotreto

бегемот

behemoth

[bɪˈhiːmɒθ] N (liter) (= monster) → gigante m

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behemoth

n (liter: = monster) → Moloch m (geh)

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