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I never set out to build some behemoth comedy career. My taste in movies is far more eclectic than that so my aspirations as a filmmaker are far more eclectic than that.
Shawn Levy

Meaning of "behemoth" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEHEMOTH

From Hebrew běhēmōth, plural of běhēmāh beast.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BEHEMOTH

behemoth  [bɪˈhiːmɒθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEHEMOTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Behemoth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEHEMOTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

behemoth

Behemoth

Behemoth (/bɨˈhiːməθ/ or /ˈbiː.əməθ/, also /ˈbeɪ.əmɔːθ/; Hebrew: בהמות‎, behemoth (modern: behemot)) is a beast mentioned in Job 40:15–24. Suggested identities range from a mythological creature to an elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros or crocodile. Some creationists believe it to be a description of a sauropod due to its tail being described as like a cedar tree. Metaphorically, the name has come to be used for any extremely large or powerful entity.

Definition of behemoth in the English dictionary

The definition of behemoth in the dictionary is a gigantic beast, probably a hippopotamus, described in Job 40:15. Other definition of behemoth is a huge or monstrous person or thing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEHEMOTH


cornmoth
ˈkɔːnˌmɒθ
moth
mɒθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEHEMOTH

behavioural sink
behaviourally
behaviourism
behaviourist
behaviouristic
behead
beheadal
beheader
beheading
beheld
behest
behight
behind
behind bars
behind line
behind one´s back
behind post
behind the curve
behind the eight ball
behind the scenes

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEHEMOTH

brown house moth
buff-tip moth
clothes moth
codling moth
death´s-head moth
diamondback moth
giant peacock moth
gipsy moth
gypsy moth
hawk moth
hummingbird moth
luna moth
mammoth
oak processionary moth
puss moth
silver-Y moth
sphinx moth
tiger moth
tussock moth
woolly mammoth

Synonyms and antonyms of behemoth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEHEMOTH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «behemoth» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of behemoth

Translation of «behemoth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEHEMOTH

Find out the translation of behemoth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of behemoth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «behemoth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巨兽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gigante
570 millions of speakers

English

behemoth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

behemoth
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحموله
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бегемот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

behemoth
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলহস্তী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monstre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Raksasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Behemoth
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

巨大企業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

괴수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Behemoth
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khổng lồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெஹிமோத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बीम्होथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dev yaratık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

behemoth
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Behemoth
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бегемот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Behemoth
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγαθήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seekoei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

behemoth
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Behemoth
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of behemoth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEHEMOTH»

The term «behemoth» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.236 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about behemoth

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3 QUOTES WITH «BEHEMOTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word behemoth.
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Upamanyu Chatterjee
Governance is complex, difficult, and on the whole, thankless - why ever should the Bright Young Things leave the management of their hotels, newspapers, banks, TV channels and corporations to join, like fleas on a behemoth, the government? Wherein lies the difference between the two worlds?
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Shawn Levy
I never set out to build some behemoth comedy career. My taste in movies is far more eclectic than that so my aspirations as a filmmaker are far more eclectic than that.
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David Mitchell
I rarely ever put my head above the rampart and see where this big lumbering behemoth called 'global literature' is going.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEHEMOTH»

Discover the use of behemoth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to behemoth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Behemoth: The Structure and Practice of National Socialism, ...
The book must be studied, not simply read, Raul Hilberg wrote. The most experienced researchers will tell us that the scarcest commodity in academic life is an original idea. If someone has two or three, he is rich.
Franze Neumann, 2009
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Behemoth
And as the millenia have passed, their legends have served them well.And a thousand years from now, on a different world, they will be the difference between life and death, between extinction and a future as long as the past.This new ...
Stephen Baxter, 2004
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Behemoth: Seppuku
Hiding out with her fellow cyborgs and their surviving creators for five years, Lenie Clarke is horrified when they are discovered by the doomsday microbe Behemoth, a situation that forces Lenie to take responsibility for her role in ...
Peter Watts, 2005
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Behemoth Or The Long Parliament
Behemoth, or The Long Parliament is essential to any reader interested in the historical context of the thought of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679).
Thomas Hobbes, Ferdinand Tönnies, 1889
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Behemoth: B-Max
In a sequel to the best-selling Starfish and Maelstrom, deep-sea cyborg Lenie Clarke, having discovered that she helped destroy the world by responding to a lie, finds that she is the only one who can protect the rifter cyborgs and their ...
Peter Watts, 2004
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Behemoth: A Legend of the Mound-Builders
This amazing work has been produced by Cornelius in the true spirit of preserving the roots of his nation.
Cornelius Mathews, 2006
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Behemoth: Main Currents in the History and Theory of ...
Continuing in a path worked on by Horowitz in the 1950s in The Idea of War and Peace in Contemporary Social and Philosophical Thought, expanded upon in the 1970s with Foundations of Political Sociology, this summing up in the late 1990s is ...
Irving Louis Horowitz
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The Mines of Behemoth
Shipwrecked en route to their new job working in the perilous Costard sap mine, Nifft the Lean and his partner, Barnar Hammer-Hand, join forces with Bunt, who offers them a lucrative reward if they can bring him some of the precious fluid ...
Michael Shea, 1997
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Behemoth Teaches Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes on Political Education
The work demonstrates Hobbes's firm commitment to government and his attempts to create a system of political education to underpin his commitment to sovereignty.
Geoffrey M. Vaughan, 2007
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Behemoth
A desolate sound rolled across the water, the ironclad's hull wailing as it bent in the behemoth's grasp. Her small guns were firing in all directions, the kraken- fighting arms flailing against the massive tentacles. Men and spent ammunition slid ...
Scott Westerfeld, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEHEMOTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term behemoth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Milestone for railways as transport behemoth rolls out 50000th coach
New Delhi: The Indian Railways today rolled out its 50,000th coach marking a significant juncture in the public carrier's history, with Minister ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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Good Natured: All about angelica, the beautiful behemoth
Good Natured: All about angelica, the beautiful behemoth ... this behemoth, when in bloom, is an unmistakable member of local wetland ... «Kane County Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Value Investor: A true telco behemoth
With the world's largest mobile network and customer base, China Mobile is a true behemoth. Think Telstra is big? China Mobile had 807 ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
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Behemoth Announces 2016 Shows
Personal attacks and/or excessive profanity will not be tolerated and such comments will be removed. This is not your personal chat room or ... «Metal Underground, Jul 15»
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Morning Updates: Ben and Jen split, while Tom and Gisele face a …
Good morning Boston! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner call it quits, Tom and Gisele are up against a Brahmin behemoth, and the rest of the ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»
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High Drama, No. 4: Government behemoth
The main tower of the Tokyo metropolitan government office building is such a familiar part of the skyline that it is easy to forget that its very ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»
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ACE sweeps up Chubb for $28.3 billion
The deal will create an international behemoth with combined revenues of over $31 billion annually. Chubb primarily specializes in ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
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Apple Music Launch: Tech Behemoth Unveils Unlimited Streaming …
Apple Music launched Tuesday to much fanfare, allowing customers to stream an unlimited number of songs for a monthly fee instead of buying ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
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"Behemoth" Planet With Tail Like A Comet Discovered - Study
... the large hydrogen cloud trailing behind GJ 436b, which has colloquially been named "The Behemoth." The planet is 50 times bigger than its ... «Design & Trend, Jun 15»
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Vietnam fuel behemoth initiates petroleum port, bonded warehouse …
The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has begun executing projects worth more than US$250 million to construct an integrated ... «Tuoitrenews, Jun 15»

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