贝希摩斯

貝希摩斯
bèixīmósī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Behemoth (Biblical creature)
  2. 2 a mythological giant beast

Examples

《Yuēbójì》 zhōng miáoshù le yī tóu jùshòu Bèixīmósī.
The Book of Job describes a giant beast named Behemoth.
Bèixīmósī cháng bèi huàchéng lèisì dàxiàng huò hémǎ de yàngzi.
Behemoth is often depicted as resembling an elephant or hippo.

Tips

culture
Transliteration of Hebrew בהמות (bəhēmōṯ) via English 'Behemoth'. In the Book of Job 40 it's paired with the sea-monster (Leviathan) as a pair of primordial land and sea beasts, symbols of God's uncontainable creation.

In Pop Culture

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Leviathan
Behemoth's traditional counterpart — the sea-monster pair in Job, which inspired Hobbes's 1651 political treatise

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