Behemoth

Behemoth (Heb., plural of b'hēmāh, 'beast,' a word of Egyptian origin), the name of a large and strong four-footed beast, referred to once in the Old Testament Scriptures, Job, xl. 15-24. Gesenius proves that the description in the passage is more suitable to the hippopotamus than to any other animal, though the elephant has been suggested by some scholars.