Behemoth (Easton)

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(Job 40:15-24 ). Some have supposed this to be an Egyptian word meaning a 'water-ox.' The Revised Version has here in the margin 'hippopotamus,' which is probably the correct rendering of the word. The word occurs frequently in Scripture, but, except here, always as a common name, and translated"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter B Bible Dictionaries Behemoth Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Behead Next Entry Bekah Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Meremoth Kedemoth Jeremoth (only first 3 shown) Dictionaries American Tract Society Kedemoth Behemoth Easton's Bible Dictionary Meremoth Kedemoth Behemoth (only first 3 shown) Fausset Bible Dictionary Meremoth Kedemoth Jeremoth (only first 3 shown) Holman Bible Dictionary Meremoth Kedemoth Jeremoth (only first 3 shown) Hitchcock Bible Names Meremoth Kedemoth Jeremoth (only first 3 shown) Hastings' BibleDictionary Meremoth Kedemoth Jeremoth (only first 3 shown) King James Dictionary Behemoth Morrish Bible Dictionary Meremoth Kedemoth Jeremoth (only first 3 shown) 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Behemoth People's Bible Dictionary Behemoth Smith Bible Dictionary Meremoth Kedemoth Jeremoth (only first 3 shown) Webster Dictionary Behemoth Watson's Theological Dictionary Behemoth Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Behemoth International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Beeroth Beeroth Bene-Jaakan Behemoth (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Beeroth Behemoth Kedemoth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Beeroth Beeroth-Bene-Jaakan Behemoth (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Beeroth Behemoth Leviathan and Behemoth Lexicons בְּאֵרוֹת בְּאֵרֹת בְּנֵי־יַעֲקָן בְּהֵמוֹת (only first 3 shown) ( Job 40:15-24 ). Some have supposed this to be an Egyptian word meaning a "water-ox." The Revised Version has here in the margin "hippopotamus," which is probably the correct rendering of the word. The word occurs frequently in Scripture, but, except here, always as a common name, and translated "beast" or "cattle."

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)