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
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