behemoth
noun
ˈbē-ə-məth
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In the biblical book of Job, Behemoth is the name of a powerful grass-eating, river-dwelling beast with bones likened to bronze pipes and limbs likened to iron bars. Scholars have speculated that the biblical creature was inspired by the hippopotamus, but details about the creature’s exact nature are vague. The word first passed from Hebrew into Latin, where, according to 15th century English poet and monk John Lydgate it referred to "a beast rude full of cursednesse." In modern English, behemoth mostly functions as an evocative term for something of monstrous size, power, or appearance.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Together with Ross and Related’s current CEO, Jeff Blau, Beal helped build Related Companies into a behemoth that’s developed or acquired $70 billion worth of residential, retail, office, hospitality and data center properties across the U.S., London and Abu Dhabi.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Talent, of course, was seen as Hopkins’ weak link in what has otherwise been an ever-growing list of accomplishments since arriving at the tech behemoth.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The behemoth abode sits on the infamous site of the gruesome 1969 Manson murders, though the original home was bulldozed in the ’90s.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Behemoth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behemoth. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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behemoth
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