Be*held" (&?;), imp. & p. p. of Behold.
Be"he*moth (&?;), n. [Heb. behemth, fr. Egyptian P-ehe-maut hippopotamus.] An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15- 24.
{ Be"hen (&?;), Behn } (&?;), n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.) (a) The Centaurea behen, or saw-leaved centaury. (b) The Cucubalus behen, or bladder campion, now called Silene inflata. (c) The Statice limonium, or sea lavender.
Be*hest" (&?;), n. [OE. biheste promise, command, AS. behs promise; pref. be- + hs command. See Hest, Hight.] 1. That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an injunction.
To do his master's high behest.
Sir W. Scott.