תַּנִּין (tannîyn) — Dragon
Hebrew word study: תַּנִּין (tannîyn), Strong's H8577. a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
KJV translation words: dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.
Strong's H8577 is tagged on 28 words in 28 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:21 and last appears in Malachi 1:3.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 28)
- Genesis 1:21 — הַתַּנִּינִם — the sea monsters
- Exodus 7:9 — לְתַנִּין — into a serpent
- Exodus 7:10 — לְתַנִּין — into a serpent
- Exodus 7:12 — לְתַנִּינִם — into serpents
- Deuteronomy 32:33 — תַּנִּינִם — serpents
- Nehemiah 2:13 — הַתַּנִּין — the Dragons
- Job 7:12 — תַּנִּין — the sea monster
- Job 30:29 — לְתַנִּים — of jackals
- Psalms 44:19 — תַּנִּים — jackals
- Psalms 74:13 — תַנִּינִים — sea monsters
- Psalms 91:13 — וְתַנִּין — and a serpent
- Psalms 148:7 — תַּנִּינִים — O sea monsters
- Isaiah 13:22 — וְתַנִּים — and jackals
- Isaiah 27:1 — הַתַּנִּין — the sea monster
- Isaiah 34:13 — תַנִּים — jackals
- Isaiah 35:7 — תַנִּים — jackals
- Isaiah 43:20 — תַּנִּים — jackals
- Isaiah 51:9 — תַּנִּין — the sea monster
- Jeremiah 9:11 — תַּנִּים — jackals
- Jeremiah 10:22 — תַּנִּים ס — jackals
- Jeremiah 14:6 — כַּתַּנִּים — like the jackals
- Jeremiah 49:33 — תַּנִּים — jackals
- Jeremiah 51:34 — כַּתַּנִּין — like the sea monster
- Jeremiah 51:37 — תַּנִּים — jackals
- Lamentations 4:3 — תַּנִּים — jackals
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H8565 תַּן (tan).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3497 יִתְנָן (Yithnân).
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Frequently asked questions
What does tannîyn (H8577) mean?
A marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal.
How is H8577 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8577 as: dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale..
How often does תַּנִּין (tannîyn) appear?
Strong's H8577 is tagged on 28 words in 28 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:21 and last appears in Malachi 1:3.
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