H8577 — תַּנִּין (tannîyn)

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Strong's H8577 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: תַּנִּין (tannîyn)

Pronunciation: tan-neen'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: or תַּנִּים (tannîym); (Ezekiel 29:3), intensive from the same as תַּן (tan) [H8565];

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

KJV Renderings: dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.

Senses

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

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G1404 δράκων drákōn probably from an alternate form of δέρκομαι (dérkomai) (to look) a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate) dragon
G2561 κάκωσις kákōsis from G2559 maltreatment affliction
G2785 κῆτος kētos probably from the base of G5490 a huge fish (as gaping for prey) whale
H8565 תַּן tan from an unused root probably meaning to elongate a monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal) dragon, whale. Compare תַּנִּין (tannîyn) H8577

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.