Biblical Persons & Places
Dragon_Spring
Dragon Spring= in Jerusalem (Jerusalem@Gen.14.18-Rev=H3389)
A location in Jerusalem only mentioned at Neh.2.13;
referred to as Dragon Spring (KJV= "dragon well," NIV= Jackal Well) (תַּנִּין עַ֫יִן) .
Strong's Definition
a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
Derivation: or תַּנִּים; (Ezekiel 29:3), intensive from the same as H8565 (תַּן);
KJV Usage: dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.
TWOT Reference: 2528b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) dragon, serpent, sea monster
1a) dragon or dinosaur
1b) sea or river monster
1c) serpent, venomous snake
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
תַּנִּים / תַּנִּין
tanný̂yn / tanný̂ym
BDB Definition:
1) dragon, serpent, sea monster
1a) dragon or dinosaur
1b) sea or river monster
1c) serpent, venomous snake
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: intensive from the same as H8565
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2528b
Total KJV Occurrences: 27