Hebrew - English Dictionary
H930 - Behemoth
| Strong's No.: | H930 |
| Hebrew: | בְּהֵמוֹת |
| Transliteration: | bᵉhêmôwth |
| Phonetic: | be-hay-mohth' |
| Word Origin: | |
| Bible Usage: | Behemoth. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | In form a plural of {H929 } but really a singular of Egyptian derivation: a water {ox} that {is} the hippopotamus or Nile horse |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. perhaps an extinct dinosaur a. 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. |
| Bible References:
Behemoth |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
behemoth ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.