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Strong's #8577 - תַּנִּים

Transliteration

tannîyn

Phonetics

tan-neen', tan-neem'

Origin

intensive from the same as (H8565)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

2528b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

dragon, serpent, sea monster
1. dragon or dinosaur
2. sea or river monster
3. serpent, venomous snake

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1404 ‑ δράκων (drak'‑own); 2561 ‑ κάκωσις (kak'‑o‑sis); 1404 ‑ δράκων (drak'‑own); 2785 ‑ κῆτος (kay'‑tos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (27)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Micah 1

BSB (28)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 2

Psalms 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Micah 1

CSB (11)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 1

Psalms 3

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 2

ESV (26)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 2

Psalms 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

KJV (28)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 2

Psalms 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Micah 1

LEB (27)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 2

Psalms 4

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 2

Micah 1

LSB (18)

Genesis 2

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 5

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 2

N95 (13)

Genesis 2

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 2

NAS (18)

Genesis 2

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Job 2

Psalms 5

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 1

Ezekiel 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (27)

Genesis 1

Exodus 3

Deuteronomy 1

Nehemiah 1

Job 2

Psalms 3

Isaiah 6

Jeremiah 6

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Micah 1

ASV (27)

and it became a serpent 1

and jackals 1

and they became serpents 1

even the jackals 1

for jackals 1

he hath, like a monster 1

like jackals 1

like the jackals 1

me, the jackals 1

monster 1

of jackals 6

of serpents 1

of the sea-monsters 1

or a sea-monster 1

sea-monsters 1

that it become a serpent 1

the jackal's 1

the monster 2

to jackals 1

ye sea-monsters 1

yet art thou as a monster 1

BSB (28)

a serpent 3

and jackals 1

and serpent 1

are like a monster 1

for jackals 5

great sea creatures 1

jackals 1

like a jackal 1

like a monster 1

like jackals 1

monster 1

of jackals 2

of serpents 1

of the dragons 1

of the serpent 1

sea creatures 1

the dragon 2

the jackals 1

the monster of the deep 1

where jackals 1

CSB (11)

like a monster 1

like a sea monster 1

monster 1

monsters 1

sea-creatures 1

serpent 3

the monster 1

the sea monster 1

the serpent 1

ESV (26)

dragon 4

dragons 2

jackals 11

monster 1

sea creatures 2

sea monster 1

sea monsters 1

serpent 3

serpents 1

KJV (28)

dragon 6

dragons 15

monsters 1

serpent 2

serpents 1

whale 2

whales 1

LEB (27)

a snake 2

and jackals 1

and serpent 1

are like the sea monster 1

dragon 1

for the jackals 1

great sea creatures 1

he has swallowed me like the sea monster 1

jackals 8

like the jackals 2

or a sea monster 1

sea creatures 1

sea monster 1

snakes 2

the dragon spring 1

the sea monster 1

the sea monsters 1

LSB (18)

dragon 2

monster 4

monsters 3

sea 4

serpent 3

serpents 2

N95 (13)

dragon 2

monster 4

monsters 1

sea 2

serpent 2

serpents 2

NAS (18)

creatures 1

dragon 2

monster 4

monsters 2

sea 4

serpent 3

serpents 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (27)

and it became a serpent 1

and jackals 1

and they became serpents 1

even the jackals 1

like jackals 1

like the jackals 1

monster 1

of jackals 3

of serpents 1

of the sea monsters 1

or a sea monster 1

place for jackals 1

place of jackals 3

sea creatures 1

that it become a serpent 1

the dragon 1

the monster 1

to jackals 1

yet you are as a monster 1

you great sea creatures 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1497) n t (תנ TN) AC: Hire CO: Gift AB: ?

A) n t (תנ TN) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

N^m ) n t (תנ TN) - Tan: A large unknown sea animal. KJV (1): whale - Strongs: H8565 (תַּן)

N^f1) e n t (תנה TNH) - Tanah: A large unknown sea animal. KJV (1): dragon - Strongs: H8568 (תַּנָּה)

s^m) n i n t (תנינ TNYN) - Taniyn: A large unknown sea animal. [df: Mynt] KJV (28): dragon, serpent, whale, monster - Strongs: H8577 (תַּנִּים)

C) n t a (אתנ ATN) AC: ? CO: Gift AB: ?

N^f1 ) e n t a (אתנה ATNH) - Gift: KJV (1): reward - Strongs: H866 (אֶתְנָה)

c^f) n f t a (אתונ ATWN) - Donkey: As used as a gift. KJV (34): ass - Strongs: H860 (אָתוֹן)

e^m) n t i a (איתנ AYTN) - Strong: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (13): strong, mighty, strength, hard, rough - Strongs: H386 (אֵתָן)

m^m) n n t a (אתננ ATNN) - Price: What is brought to a harlot as a gift. KJV (11): hire, reward - Strongs: H868 (אֶתְנָן)

H) e n t (תנה TNH) AC: Hire CO: ? AB: ?

V) e n t (תנה TNH) - I. Hire:To give a gift to a harlot. II. Recount:To retell or re-enact a previous incident. [Unknown connection to root] KJV (4): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Piel) hire, lament, rehearse - Strongs: H8566 (תָּנָה), H8567 (תָּנָה)

Adopted Roots:

A2451 N t n (Give, Gift)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

תַּנִּין (erroneous תַּנִּים) noun masculine^{Ezekiel 29:3} serpent, dragon, sea-monster (Late Hebrew id. (rare); Arabic

, loan-word from Aramaic תַּנִּינָא,

Frä¹²³; Ethiopic

); — absolute ׳ת Exodus 7:9 +, יִ֯ם Ezekiel 29:3; Ezekiel 32:2 (by confusion with plural of [תַּן]); plural תַּנִּינַם Genesis 1:21, etc.; —

1 serpent, Deuteronomy 32:33 (venomous), Psalm 91:13 ("" מֶּתֶן), Exodus 7:9,10,12 (P).

2 dragon, as devourer (simile) Jeremiah 51:34; ׳עֵין הַתּ Nehemiah 2:13, near Jerusalem

3 sea- (or river-) monster, Genesis 1:21 (P); figurative Job 7:12; Psalm 74:13 (i.e. Egyptains), Isaiah 27:1; Isaiah 51:9 ("" רַהַב, mythological personification of chaos); in summons to praise ׳י Psalm 148:7 ("" תְּהֹמוֺת). — See Che^{Ency. Bib. DRAGON} Gunk^{Seh-pfung 69 ff.} Barton^{JAOS xv. 1 (1891). 23f.}; personified of water-spout RS^{Semitic i. 161; 2nd ed. 176}; compare Greek fish-name θύννος Lewy^{Fremdw. 15}.

II. תנן (√ of following; apparently "" נתן; compare also I. תנה).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

תַּנִּים sing. Ezekiel 29:3, a great serpent, a sea monster, i.q. הַּנִּין (which is the reading of many copies), from which this reading has been corrupted, either by the writer, or by copyists who were familiar with the plur. תַּנִּים, but in this neglected the etymology.

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List of Word Forms

הַתַּנִּ֔ין הַתַּנִּ֖ין הַתַּנִּים֙ הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם התנים התנין התנינם וְתַנִּ֖ים וְתַנִּֽין׃ ותנים ותנין׃ כַּתַּנִּ֑ים כַּתַּנִּ֔ים כַּתַּנִּ֔ין כַּתַּנִּ֣ים כתנים כתנין לְתַנִּ֑ים לְתַנִּֽין׃ לְתַנִּינִ֑ם לתנים לתנין׃ לתנינם תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים תַּ֝נִּינִ֗ים תַּנִּ֑ים תַּנִּ֑ין תַּנִּ֖ים תַּנִּ֛ים תַּנִּֽים׃ תַּנִּֽין׃ תַּנִּינִ֖ם תַנִּ֔ים תַנִּים֙ תנים תנים׃ תנין תנין׃ תנינים תנינם hat·tan·nî·nim hat·tan·nîm hat·tan·nîn hattanNim hattannîm hattanNin hattannîn hattanniNim hattannînim kat·tan·nîm kat·tan·nîn kattanNim kattannîm kattanNin kattannîn lə·ṯan·nî·nim lə·ṯan·nîm lə·ṯan·nîn letanNim ləṯannîm letanNin ləṯannîn letanniNim ləṯannînim tan·nî·nim tan·nî·nîm ṯan·nî·nîm tan·nîm ṯan·nîm tan·nîn tanNim tannîm ṯannîm tanNin tannîn tanniNim tannînim tannînîm ṯannînîm vetanNim vetanNin wə·ṯan·nîm wə·ṯan·nîn wəṯannîm wəṯannîn