• IPA: /bəˈhi(ː)məθ/, /ˈbiːəˌməθ/

behemoth (plural behemoths)

1. (Bible) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15–24.

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   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Job 40:15–18 ↗:

     Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. / Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. / He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. / His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

2. (by extension) Any great and mighty monster.
3. (figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.

   Synonyms: colossus, leviathan, mammoth, titan

• French: Béhémoth
• German: Behemoth, Moloch
• Portuguese: Beemôt
• Russian: бегемо́т
• Spanish: behemot (rare)

• French: béhémoth, béhémot
• German: Riesentier
• Russian: чу́дище

• German: Gigant, Koloss
• Russian: гига́нт