Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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behemoth \bih-HEE-muhth\, noun:
behemoth \bih-HEE-muhth\, noun:
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1. Any creature or thing of monstrous size or power
1. Any creature or thing of monstrous size or power
2. An animal, perhaps the hippopotamus, mentioned in the Book of Job.
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The B.O. and his politburo are rapidly turning the federal government into an unmanageable behemoth of epic proportions!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Behemoth derives from the Hebrew b'hemoth in the Book of Job, but may be a folk etymology of Egyptian pehemau , "water-ox," the name for the hippopotamus.
Behemoth derives from the Hebrew b'hemoth in the Book of Job, but may be a folk etymology of Egyptian pehemau , "water-ox," the name for the hippopotamus.
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