The meaning of “תַּנִּין”
Understanding tannîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or תַּנִּים tannîym (tan-neem'); (Ezekiel 29:3), intensive from the same as תַּן dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale. - ...
תַּנִּין
or תַּנִּים tannîym (tan-neem'); (Ezekiel 29:3), intensive from the same as תַּן dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale. - a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal 1) dragon, serpent, sea monster 1a) dragon or dinosaur 1b) sea or river monster 1c) serpent, venomous snake
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:21 | “And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” Word: תַּנִּין (tannîyn) | |
| Deuteronomy 32:33 | “Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.” Word: תַּנִּין (tannîyn) | |
| Job 30:29 | “I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.” Word: תַּנִּין (tannîyn) | |
| Isaiah 35:7 | “And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.” Word: תַּנִּין (tannîyn) | |
| Lamentations 4:3 | “Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.” Word: תַּנִּין (tannîyn) |
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