ܒܗܡܘܬ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew בְּהֵמוֹת (bəhēmôṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [behmoθ]

Noun

ܒܗܡܘܬ • (behmōṯ) f(uncountable)

1. (biblical) behemoth

References

• “bhmwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 61a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 122b