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H930

בהמות

בהמות
bahamawath

Masculine noun · In form a plural or בהמה (H929), but really a singular of Egyptian derivation

In form a plural or H929, but really a singular of Egyptian derivation; a water-ox, i.e. the hippopotamus or Nile-horse:—Behemoth.

Outline

  1. perhaps an extinct dinosaur
    1. a Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus, exact meaning unknown
    2. Some translate as elephant or hippopotamus but from the description in Job 40:15-24, this is patently absurd.

Usages

Job 40:15

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

Breakdown

which I made with thee Behemoth (dinosaur) was created at the same time as man (Genesis 1:20).

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