Behemoth

Behemoth - a male chaos-monster (whale, crocodile, hippopotamus) created on the 5th day and closely associated with the female Leviathan. [Rf. Apocalypse of Baruch, 29.]  Also identified with Rahab, primordial angel of the sea, and with the angel of death.  In Roman Catholic theology, Behemoth is the principal of darkness, although Job's (40:19) "he is the chief in the ways of God" points in the opposite direction. See picturization of Behemoth, in the form of an elephant with bear's feet, in Seligmann, The History of Magic, and Blake's engraving "Behemoth and Leviathan." (a)

Behemoth, as his name suggests, was a huge demon, usually depicted as an elephant with a big round belly, waddling on two feet.  He presided over the gluttonous feasts in Hell.  As this probably kept him up most of the night anyway, he was made the infernal watchman.  He also enjoyed a certain renown for his singing. (c)

Behemoth - a mythical beast, sometimes identified with the hippopotamus (Job 40.15-24) who represents violent forces in the created world. (d)

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Resource List - all entries are taken verbatim from the original source:

(a) "The Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, © 1967

(c) "Fallen Angels...and Spirits of the Dark" by Robert Masello ©1994. 

(d) The Access Bible. New Revised Standard Version. Oxford University Press.  ©1999