Strong's Lexicon

H930

H930 — בְּהֵמוֹת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewbhemowthnoun mascOccurrences: 1TWOT: 208b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H930
Word:בְּהֵמוֹת
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:in form a plural or H929, but really a singular of Egyptian derivation
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:bhemowth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:be-hay-mohth'
Meaning:1. a water-ox 2. the hippopotamus or Nile- horse
KJV Renderings:Behemoth.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB937

בְּהֵמוֺת noun masculine behemoth, i.e. hippopotamus (apparently plural intensive of foregoing; according to Di Job 40:15 compare De Isa 30:6 from an (assumed) Egyptain p-ehemau, ox of the water) Job 40:15 (on identity, compare further BoHieroz. iii. 705); probably also Ps 73:22 בְּהֵמוֺת הָיִיתִי עִמָּ֑ךְ a behemoth was I with (toward) thee (so Hi De; Che beasts); according to De Or also in בַּהֲמוֺת Isa 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.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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