behemoth
noun
ˈbē-ə-məth
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In the biblical book of Job, Behemoth is the name of a powerful grass-eating, river-dwelling beast with bones likened to bronze pipes and limbs likened to iron bars. Scholars have speculated that the biblical creature was inspired by the hippopotamus, but details about the creature’s exact nature are vague. The word first passed from Hebrew into Latin, where, according to 15th century English poet and monk John Lydgate it referred to "a beast rude full of cursednesse." In modern English, behemoth mostly functions as an evocative term for something of monstrous size, power, or appearance.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Day 3 Anthony Belton, OT, NC State: A lineman with long arms (33 7/8″), big hands (10 1/4″) and a massive frame (6-6, 336) that’d fit right in with the other behemoths on the Eagles’ offensive line.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Many businesses across industries including behemoths such as Amazon, JP Morgan, and AT&T followed suit with their own return to office mandates.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Like the Marvel comics, Shalla-Bal is the herald of Galactus, a planet-devouring behemoth who is voiced by Ralph Ineson in the movie.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Behemoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behemoth. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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behemoth
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