I. bə̇ˈhēməth, bēˈhēməth also ˈbēəˌmȯth sometimes ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌmȯth or ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌmäth or ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌmōth or ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_məth or ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmäth or ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmōth noun
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Etymology: Middle English bemoth, behemoth, from Latin behemoth, from Hebrew bĕhēmōth, plural (expressing magnitude) of bĕhēmāh beast
1. often capitalized : an animal, prob. the hippopotamus, described in Job 40: 15-24 (RSV)
2. : something of oppressive or monstrous size
a behemoth of a book
or power
a behemoth of a tractor
or appearance
he stood there, a dirty and unshaven behemoth
II. adjective
: very large : monstrous
behemoth football linesmen
• be·he·moth·i·an |bēə|mȯthēən, -mäth-, -mōth- adjective