Strong's H8565
תַּן
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
a monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal)
Derivation
from an unused root probably meaning to elongate;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, תַּן is translated as: dragon, whale. Compare H8577 (תַּנִּין)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.