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behemoth a great beast
Job 40:15, described eating grass like an ox with a tail like a cedar. As with leviathan, the name is left untranslated.
Means: a great beastIn the KJV: 1 timeLeft in Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek
The word behind it
Where it appears
All 1 verse.
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Common questions
What does "behemoth" mean in the Bible?
In the King James Version behemoth means a great beast. Job 40:15, described eating grass like an ox with a tail like a cedar. As with leviathan, the name is left untranslated.
How many times does "behemoth" appear in the King James Version?
1 time.
What Hebrew word is behind "behemoth"?
Most often בְּהֵמוֹת (bᵉhêmôwth), Strong's H930, meaning a water-ox, i.e. the hippopotamus or Nile-horse.
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