תַּן
tan
serpent
Strong's H8565NounHebrewTWOT 2528a

תַּן (tan) is a Hebrew noun meaning serpent. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8565).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2528a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2528a)serpent, dragon, sea-monster; jackal; monster, sea-serpent; whale
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

תַּנִּין noun, masculine: serpent, dragon, sea-monster

תַּן noun: jackal

Strong's H8565 תַּן: a monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal)
KJV:dragon, whale. Compare H8577.

Strong's H8577 תַּנִּין: a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
KJV:dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.

Strong's H8568 תַּנָּה: a female jackal
KJV:dragon.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2528: תנן tnn — Root of: תַּן serpent, dragon, sea-monster; תַּן serpent, dragon, sea-monster; תַּנָּה serpent, dragon, sea-monster; תַּנִּין serpent, dragon, sea-monster

See it in Scripture

Ezekiel 32:2

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