BEHEMOTH

colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan

(noun) a person of exceptional importance and reputation

giant, goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus

(noun) someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

behemoth (plural behemoths)

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

Coordinate term: leviathan

(by extension) Any great and mighty monster.

(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.

Synonyms: colossus, leviathan, mammoth, titan

Source: Wiktionary


Be"he*moth, n. Etym: [Heb. behem, fr. Egyptian P-ehe-maut hippopotamus.]

Definition: An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15- 24.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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