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Behemoth (hippopotamus or mythic creature)
A mysterious creature described in Job 40, traditionally identified as the hippopotamus but perhaps representing a mythic primordial beast. The plural intensive form suggests a creature of superlative magnitude. God presents Behemoth as an example of divine creative power beyond human comprehension or control. Whether literal hippopotamus or symbolic chaos creature, Behemoth embodies raw power and untamable strength. The term appears also in Psalm 73 metaphorically.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Designates the mighty creature described in Job 40:15, which God presents to Job as evidence of divine power. The intensive plural form suggests "the beast par excellence." Descriptions fit the hippopotamus (grass-eating, river-dwelling, enormous strength), though some scholars see mythological elements. The point is God's creative sovereignty over creatures humans cannot tame or comprehend, challenging Job's limited perspective on divine governance. 1×
AR["بَهِيمُوثَ"]·ben["বেহেমোথকে"]·DE["Behemot"]·EN["Behemoth"]·FR["בהמות"]·heb["בהמות"]·HI["बेहेमोत"]·ID["Behemot"]·IT["Beemot"]·jav["Béhémot"]·KO["하마를"]·PT["Beemot"]·RU["Бехемот"]·ES["Behemot"]·SW["Behemothi"]·TR["behemot"]·urd["بہیموت-کو"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† בְּהֵמוֹת n.m. behemoth, i.e. hippopotamus (appar. pl. intens. of foreg.; according to Di Jb 40:15 cf. De Is 30:6 from an (assumed) Egyptian p-ehemau, ox of the water) Jb 40:15 (on identity, cf. further BoHieroz. iii. 705); prob. also ψ 73:22 בְּהֵמוֹת הָיִיתִי עִמָּ֑ךְ a behemoth was I with (toward) thee (so Hi De; Che beasts); according to De Or also in בַּהֲמוֹת Is 30:6 the burden of the…