Word Study · Strong's H8565 · Hebrew
תַּן
tan
tan
“a monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal)
Rendered in the KJV as
dragon, whale. Compare H8577 (תַּנִּין).
- 1occurrencein the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 1 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- כַּתַּנִּ֣ים1
How it is rendered · 1
- [were] like the sea monster1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
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- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
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