Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Behoof \Be*hoof"\, n. [OE. to bihove for the use of, AS. beh?f
   advantage, a word implied in beh?fl[=i]c necessary; akin to
   Sw. behof, Dan. behov, G. behuf, and E. heave, the root
   meaning to seize, hence the meanings ``to hold, make use
   of.'' See {Heave}, v. t.]
   Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use.

         No mean recompense it brings To your behoof. --Milton.