בהמה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ה־ם (b-h-m)

Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎁𐎅𐎎𐎚 (bhmt); Arabic بَهِيمَة (bahīma); Ge'ez ባሃመ (baham, “to be dumb”).

Pronunciation

Noun

בְּהֵמָה • (behemá) f (plural indefinite בְּהֵמוֹת, singular construct בֶּהֱמַת־, plural construct בַּהֲמוֹת־)

  1. beast, animal (usually domesticated), livestock
  2. beast, a person who behaves in an uncivilized manner
    Synonym: (slang) וָואחְשׁ (wakhsh)

Declension

Declension of בְּהֵמָה
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite בְּהֵמָה first בְּהֶמְתִּי בְּהֶמְתֵּנוּ
definite הַבְּהֵמָה second בְּהֶמְתְּךָ בְּהֶמְתֵּךְ בְּהֶמְתְּכֶם בְּהֶמְתְּכֶן
construct בֶּהֱמַת־ third בְּהֶמְתּוֹ בְּהֶמְתָּהּ בְּהֶמְתָּם בְּהֶמְתָּן
plural indefinite בְּהֵמוֹת first בהמותיי / בַּהֲמוֹתַי בַּהֲמוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַבְּהֵמוֹת second בַּהֲמוֹתֶיךָ בהמותייך / בַּהֲמוֹתַיִךְ בַּהֲמוֹתֵיכֶם בַּהֲמוֹתֵיכֶן
construct בַּהֲמוֹת־ third בַּהֲמוֹתָיו בַּהֲמוֹתֶיהָ בַּהֲמוֹתָם בַּהֲמוֹתָן

Descendants

  • English: behemoth
  • Russian: бегемот (begemot)
  • Yiddish: בהמה (beheyme)

See also

References

  • Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • H929 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
  • Koehler, Ludwig, Walter, Baumgartner (1994–2000) The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Leiden: Brill
  • “בהמה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּהֵמָה (behemá).

Noun

בהמה f (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling beemá)

  1. animal, beast
  2. head of cattle

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew בְּהֵמָה (behemá).

Pronunciation

Noun

בהמה • (beheyme) f, plural בהמות (beheymes)

  1. cow, head of cattle
  2. animal, beast
  3. (derogatory) beast, brute (person who acts in an uncivilised manner)
  4. (derogatory) imbecile

Synonyms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia