Goliath vs Behemoth - What's the difference?
goliath | behemoth |
A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.
(figuratively) Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.
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(Bible) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15-24.
A great and mighty monster.
Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
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Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. * 2001 — , Artemis Fowl , p 58 *: Next she doused the smouldering troll with the contents of the restaurant's fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn't revive the sleeping behemoth .
As nouns the difference between goliath and behemoth
is that goliath is alternative case form of Goliath while behemoth is a great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15-24.As a proper noun Goliath
is a giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.goliath
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Proper noun
(en proper noun)- That Goliath is so big and strong, the little man will never stand a chance against him if he on his wrong side.
- I was glad I hadn't stacked that sling-shot switch blade in my pocket against that thirty-eight magnum stuck beneath Goliath's belt.
See also
* (Goliath) ----behemoth
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(wikipedia behemoth)Noun
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Synonyms
* (something of great size and power ): colossus, leviathan, mammoth, titanQuotations
* *: Behold now behemoth , which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. * 2001 — , Artemis Fowl , p 58 *: Next she doused the smouldering troll with the contents of the restaurant's fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn't revive the sleeping behemoth .