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be⋅he⋅moth

  [bi-hee-muhth, bee-uh-]
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–noun
1. an animal, perhaps the hippopotamus, mentioned in Job 40:15–24.
2. any creature or thing of monstrous size or power: The army's new tank is a behemoth. The cartel is a behemoth small business owners fear.
Origin:
1350–1400; < Heb bəhēmōth, an aug. pl. of bəhēmāh beast; r. ME bemoth
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be·he·moth   (bĭ-hē'məth, bē'ə-məth)   
n.  
  1. Something enormous in size or power.
  2. often Behemoth A huge animal, possibly the hippopotamus, described in the Bible.

[Middle English behemoth, bemoth, from Hebrew bəhēmôt, pl. of bəhēmâ, beast; see bhm in Semitic roots.]
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