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Sea-Monster
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is the rendering in Lamentations 4:3 of the Heb. תַּן, tan, where the margin has "sea-calves." The root of the word is תָּנַן, tandin, "to stretch out," hence it seems to apply to a slim creature that extends itself, and some think it to mean a kind of serpent. Others would render it "jackal" It is variously rendered in the A. V. ("whale," "serpent,' etc.), nor is it probable that it was very definite ha its application. (See DRAGON).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sea-Monster'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/sea-monster.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sea-Monster'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/sea-monster.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
