behemoth

  • 21behemoth — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew bĕhēmōth Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized a mighty animal described in Job 40:15 24 as an example of the power of God 2. something of monstrous size,… …

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  • 22behemoth — be|he|moth [bıˈhi:mɔθ US ma:θ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Behemoth very large animal (probably a hippopotamus) mentioned in the Bible (14 21 centuries), from Latin, from Hebrew] formal something that is very large ▪ a trade behemoth that shipped …

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  • 23behemoth — UK [bɪˈhiːmɒθ] / US [bɪˈhɪmɑθ] noun [countable] Word forms behemoth : singular behemoth plural behemoths formal someone or something that is very large, especially a company …

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  • 24Behemoth — A word used of an unusually large animal, without being specific. It is found in the Bible: Behold now behemoth, . . . he eateth grass as an ox (Job 40:15). The reference is probably to a hippopotamus …

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  • 25Behemoth — Puede referirse a: ● Behemot Criatura mitológica ● Behemoth banda de Black/Death Metal de Polonia …

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  • 26behemoth —    (beh HEE moth) [Hebrew: beast] A huge animal; a machine or organization of enormous size and power.    America is beginning to see itself less and less in the tall image of Lincoln or even the robust one of Johnny Appleseed and more and more… …

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  • 27behemoth — /bəˈhiməθ/ (say buh heemuhth) noun 1. Bible an animal, perhaps the hippopotamus. 2. a huge and powerful person, animal, etc. {Hebrew behēmōth, plural (intensive form) of behēmah beast} …

  • 28Behemoth —    From Hebrew mythology, a huge male sea monster. In the last days of the Earth, his mate, the Leviathan, will repulse attacks by angels until Behemoth kills her …

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  • 29Behemoth (Bible) — Béhémoth Pour les articles homonymes, voir Behemoth (homonymie). Behemoth et Léviathan, Lithographie de William Blake Béhémoth ou B hemot (B …

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  • 30Behemoth (Franz Neumann) — Behemoth. Struktur und Praxis des Nationalsozialismus 1933–1944 ist ein staatstheoretisches Werk des deutschen Juristen und Politologen Franz Neumann. Es wurde in den Jahren 1941 bis 1944 während seines Exils in den USA verfasst und erschien… …

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