תַּנִּין

Strong’s Definition

a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal

Etymology & Derivation

or תַּנִּים; (Ezekiel 29:3), intensive from the same as H8565 (תַּן);

KJV Usage

dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.dragon, serpent, sea monster
• 2.dragon or dinosaur
• 3.sea or river monster
• 4.serpent, venomous snake

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: tannîyn; Pronunciation: tan-neen'