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Where does “behemoth” come from?

behemoth (Middle English) comes from Late Latin behemoth, from Hebrew בְּהֵמוֹת.

Ancestry of “behemoth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbehemoth—
2Hebrewבְּהֵמוֹת—

Words derived from “behemoth”

  • behemoth
  • behemothian
  • behemothic
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