bidding vs behest

bidding and behest both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bidding	Yes	No	No	No
behest	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, behest is a hyponym of bidding; that is, behest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bidding:

Other hyponyms of bidding include countermand, order, charge, commission, direction, commandment, injunction, open sesame.

bidding (noun)	behest (noun)
a request to be present	an authoritative command or request
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something