behemoth

be·he·moth

B0164600 (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.]

behemoth

(bɪˈhiːmɒθ) n1. (Bible) Old Testament a gigantic beast, probably a hippopotamus, described in Job 40:152. a huge or monstrous person or thing[C14: from Hebrew běhēmōth, plural of běhēmāh beast]

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]

Thesaurus

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

behemoth

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

behemoth

nounOne that is extraordinarily large and powerful:giant, Goliath, jumbo, leviathan, mammoth, monster, titan.Slang: whopper.adjectiveOf 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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