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Behema (בהמה) means beast in Hebrew.

It can also mean animal. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

בְּהֵמָה
behema
noun · feminine
In English

beast, animal

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ב

The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Behema.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    כלל החיות הולכות על ארבע.
    מֵהָעוֹף לְמִינֵהוּ וּמִן הַבְּהֵמָה לְמִינָהּ מִכֹּל רֶמֶשׂ הָאֲדָמָה לְמִינֵהוּ שְׁנַיִם מִכֹּל יָבֹאוּ אֵלֶיךָ לְהַחֲיוֹת.
  2. 2
    כלל החיות המבויתות הולכות על ארבע.
    בְּהֶמְתְּךָ לֹא תַרְבִּיעַ כִּלְאַיִם.
  3. 3
    כינוי גנאיכינוי לאדם העוסק בקדושה בעודו שרוי בטומאתו.
    וַאֲנִי־בַעַר וְלֹא אֵדָע בְּהֵמוֹת הָיִיתִי עִמָּךְ
  4. 4
    , גס-רוח,המוני, שהתנהגותו בוטה או קולנית באופן קיצוני.
    וְאָדָם בִּיקָר בַּל יָלִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמוּ

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Behema is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
בְּהֵמָה
Written without vowel points
בהמה
Said
behema
Root
ב־ה־מ
Pattern
קְטֵלָה
Plural
בְּהֵמוֹת
Inflections
ר' בְּהֵמוֹת; בֶּהֱמַת־, ר' בַּהֲמוֹת־; כ' בְּהֶמְתִּי, בְּהֶמְתְּכֶם; בַּהֲמוֹתַי, בַּהֲמוֹתֵיכֶם
Gematria
52

This is how Behema is said in other languages.

English
beast, animal
Arabic
بهيمة
Russian
тварь
French
bête
Spanish
bestia, bicho
German
Viech, Bestie

These words mean nearly the same as Behema.

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words rhyme with Behema.

The word Behema is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • בהמה גסה
  • בהמה דקה
  • בהמת יער
  • יודע צדיק נפש בהמתו
  • משכב בהמה

A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.

These words come before and after Behema in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Behema.

What does Behema (⁨בהמה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Behema (⁨בהמה⁩) means beast and animal. It is said behema, with the stress on ma.

What is a synonym for Behema (⁨בהמה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Behema (⁨בהמה⁩) are ⁨חיה⁩, ⁨גס רוח⁩, ⁨פרא אדם⁩, ⁨פקצה⁩, ⁨בעיר⁩, and ⁨טונפה⁩.

What rhymes with Behema (⁨בהמה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Behema (⁨בהמה⁩) include ⁨אדמה⁩, ⁨רקמה⁩, ⁨מלחמה⁩, ⁨אומה⁩, ⁨רמה⁩, and ⁨חוכמה⁩.

Is Behema (⁨בהמה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Behema (⁨בהמה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨בְּהֵמוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בהמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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