behemoth

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behemoth - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Behemoth \Be"he*moth\, n. [Heb. behem[=o]th, fr. Egyptian
     P-ehe-maut hippopotamus.]
     1. An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in --Job
        xl. 15-24.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. something of large size or great power.
        [PJC] Behen

behemoth - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  behemoth
      n 1: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
           [syn: giant, goliath, behemoth, monster,
           colossus]
      2: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn:
         colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan]

behemoth - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Behemoth
  (Job 40:15-24). Some have supposed this to be an Egyptian word
  meaning a "water-ox." The Revised Version has here in the margin
  "hippopotamus," which is probably the correct rendering of the
  word. The word occurs frequently in Scripture, but, except here,
  always as a common name, and translated "beast" or "cattle."