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# behemoth

noun

«behemoth» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

A mighty creature that God points to in the Book of Job, a beast that eats grass like an ox but is enormously strong.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees the behemoth as a sign of God's power in creation, too great for humans to control. Some rabbinic stories say it will be food for the righteous in the world to come.

### Meaning

A huge animal in the Bible, often thought to be like a great ox or hippopotamus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/behemoth/#m1)

### Examples

- Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. (Writings JOB.40.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/behemoth/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «behemoth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/behemoth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«behemoth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/behemoth.html) on Mova free.