Quick Definition
Behemoth
Biblical Persons & Places
Behemoth
A monster
A monster; called Behemoth (בְּהֵמוֹת)
Strong's Definition
a water-ox, i.e. the hippopotamus or Nile-horse
Derivation: in form a plural or H929 (בְּהֵמָה), but really a singular of Egyptian derivation;
KJV Usage: Behemoth.
TWOT Reference: 208b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) perhaps an extinct dinosaur
1a) a Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus, exact meaning unknown
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Some translate as elephant or hippopotamus but from the description in Job 40:15-24, this is patently absurd.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בְּהֵמוֹת (be.he.mot) — Behemoth. Behemoth This name means perhaps an extinct dinosaur 1a) a Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus, exact meaning unknown 1b) hippopotamus 1c) a mythical or proverbial creature
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · בְּהֵמָה
Wild Animals
Behemoth, elephant, hippopotamus = a large wild animal, sometimes identified with the hippopotamus but more likely to denote the elephant or a mythical monster
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בְּהֵמוֹת n.m. behemoth, i.e. hippopotamus base