Bᵉhêmôwth — H930
H930 · Hebrew — בהמות
Pronunciation: be-hay-mohth'
Definition
masculine noun
a water-ox, i.e. the hippopotamus or Nile-horse
- perhaps an extinct dinosaur
- a Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus, exact meaning unknown
- Some translate as elephant or hippopotamus but from the description in Job 40:15-24, this is patently absurd.
Usually translated as
Behemoth
Origin
in form a plural or H929, but really a singular of Egyptian derivation
Occurrences
Bᵉhêmôwth occurs 1 time in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (1)
- Job 40:15 — Behold now behemoth (בְ֭הֵמוֹת), which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Strong's Lexicon — B