▁sl ab ▁of ▁gem stone , ▁which ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁cos mic ▁be ast ▁( ox ) ▁sometimes ▁called ▁K uy ut ha '( / K uy uth an )/ K iy ub an / K ib uth an ▁( most ▁likely ▁from ▁a ▁cor ruption ▁or ▁mis render ing ▁of ▁Heb rew ▁ ל ִ ו ְ י ָ ת ָ ן ▁" Le vi athan "). ▁The ▁fish / wh ale ▁Bah am ut ▁car ries ▁this ▁b ull ▁on ▁its ▁back , ▁and ▁is ▁susp ended ▁in ▁water ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁stability . ▁ ▁Bal h ū t ▁is ▁a ▁variant ▁name ▁found ▁in ▁some ▁cosm ograph ies . ▁In ▁the ▁earliest ▁sources , ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁L ut ī y ā , ▁with ▁Bal h ū t ▁given ▁as ▁a ▁B yn ame ▁and ▁Bah am ū t ▁as ▁a ▁nick name . ▁ ▁Orth ography ▁Bah am ū t ▁is ▁the ▁sp elling ▁given ▁in ▁al - Q az w ini ▁( d . ▁ 1 2 8 3 )' s ▁cosm ography . ▁" B ah am oot " ▁is ▁Edward ▁Lane ' s ▁trans cribed ▁sp elling . ▁ ▁This ▁name ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁derive ▁from ▁the ▁bib lic al ▁Be hem oth . ▁It ▁has ▁thus ▁been ▁translated ▁as ▁Be hem ot ▁( G erman ▁for ▁" Be hem oth ") ▁by ▁Eth é . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁original ▁bib lic al ▁Be hem oth ▁never ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁fish . ▁A ▁res