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H8565 תַּן (tan) tan
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

dragon

Strong's Definition

a monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal)

Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to elongate;

KJV Usage: dragon, whale. Compare H8577 (תַּנִּין).

TWOT Reference: 2528a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) dragon, maybe the extinct dinosaur the plesiosaurus, whale

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

dragon, maybe the extinct dinosaur the plesiosaurus, whale

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תַּן tan BDB Definition: 1) dragon, maybe the extinct dinosaur the plesiosaurus, whale Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root probably meaning to elongate Same Word by TWOT Number: 2528a Total KJV Occurrences: 2

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