BEHEMOTH


Meaning of BEHEMOTH in English

be ‧ he ‧ moth /bəˈhiːmɒθ, bɪˈhiːmɒθ $ -mɑːθ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Behemoth very large animal (probably a hippopotamus) mentioned in the Bible (14-21 centuries) , from Latin , from Hebrew ]

formal something that is very large:

a trade behemoth that shipped abroad $800 billion worth of goods

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.