Strong's Lexicon Behemoth: Behemoth Original Word: בְּהֵמוֹת Word Origin: Plural form of the Hebrew word בְּהֵמָה (behemah), meaning "beast" or "animal." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Behemoth in the Septuagint or the New Testament, as it is a unique Hebrew term. However, the concept of large, powerful creatures can be loosely related to Greek terms for beasts or animals, such as θηρίον (therion). Usage: In the Bible, "Behemoth" is used to describe a powerful, large creature, often interpreted as a symbol of God's creative power and majesty. The term is found in the context of God's discourse to Job, where it is depicted as a creature of immense strength and size, living in the natural world and beyond human control. Cultural and Historical Background: The identity of Behemoth has been the subject of much debate among scholars and theologians. Some suggest it may refer to a real animal known to the ancient world, such as the hippopotamus or an elephant, while others propose it is a mythical creature symbolizing chaos and strength. In ancient Near Eastern literature, large and powerful animals often represented the untamed forces of nature, which only a deity could control. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originprobably pl. of behemah Definition a kind of animal NASB Translation Behemoth (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs בְּהֵמוֺת noun masculine behemoth, i.e. hippopotamus (apparently plural intensive of foregoing; according to Di Job 40:15 compare De Isaiah 30:6 from an (assumed) Egyptain p-ehemau, ox of the water) Job 40:15 (on identity, compare further BoHieroz. iii. 705); probably also Psalm 73:22 בְּהֵמוֺת הָיִיתִי עִמָּ֑ךְ a behemoth was I with (toward) thee (so Hi De; Che beasts); according to De Or also in בַּהֲמוֺת Isaiah 30:6 the burden of the behemoth of the south (supposed to be a designation of Egypt; but this unlikely, compare Che Di, read therefore) rather beasts of the south, namely of Judah. בהן (compare Arabic Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Behemoth In form a plural or bhemah, but really a singular of Egyptian derivation; a water-ox, i.e. The hippopotamus or Nile- horse -- Behemoth. see HEBREW bhemah Forms and Transliterations בְ֭הֵמוֹת בהמות ḇə·hê·mō·wṯ ḇəhêmōwṯ VehemotLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Job 40:15 HEB: הִנֵּה־ נָ֣א בְ֭הֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־ עָשִׂ֣יתִי NAS: Behold now, Behemoth, which I made KJV: Behold now behemoth, which I made INT: Behold now Behemoth which made 1 Occurrence |
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IV. shut, cover (see foregoing) whence also 
= בֹּהֶן; as closing and covering the hand, compare Lane). 
