בהמה

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בהמה

/beheˈma/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

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

noun בְּהֵמָה · b'hemá · בְּהֵמוֹת · בֶּהֱמַת־ · בַּהֲמוֹת־

beast, animal (usually domesticated), livestock
beast, a person who behaves in an uncivilized manner
Similar: וָואחְשׁ

In English

animal person who behaves wildly
cattle pejorative: people who resemble cattle in behavior or destiny
beast non-human animal
brute animal destitute of human reason

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {בהמה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%91%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}