2019-03-13

Word of the Day 03/13/19 Behemoth

Behemoth (noun)
behemoth [bih-hee-muh th, bee-uh-]


noun
1. an animal, perhaps the hippopotamus, mentioned in Job 40:15–24.
2. any creature or thing of monstrous size or power:
a. The army's new tank is a behemoth.
b. The cartel is a behemoth that small business owners fear.

Related Words for behemoth
beast, monster, leviathan, mammoth, huge

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Origin: 1350–1400; < Hebrew bəhēmōth, an augmentative plural of bəhēmāh beast; replacing Middle English bemoth

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