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Where does “בהמה” come from?

בהמה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew בְּהֵמָה — beast.

בהמה (Yiddish): cow, head of cattle; animal, beast; beast, brute

Definitions

  1. cow, head of cattle; animal, beast; beast, brute

Ancestry of “בהמה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבְּהֵמָהbeast

Words derived from “בהמה”

  • böhöm
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