BEHEMOTH

PRONUNCIATION: (bi-HEE-muth, BEE-uh-)

MEANING: noun:
1. A huge or monstrous creature.
2. Something large and powerful, as an organization.

ETYMOLOGY: From Hebrew behemoth, plural of behemah (beast). Earliest documented use: 1382. Behemoth is a huge beast mentioned in the Book of Job 40:15-24.

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BE THE MOTH - You too can flit around near lights...but don't get too close!

BEHEMONTH - Just what is Julius Caesar? or is it Augustus?