Strongs Number: H8565
- Hebrew Word
- תַּן
- Transliteration
- tan
- Phonetic
- tan
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a monster (as preternaturally {formed}) that {is} a sea serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal)
- BDB Definition
-
1. dragon, maybe the extinct dinosaur the plesiosaurus, whale
- Origin
- From an unused root probably meaning to elongate
- Bible Usage
- {dragon} whale. Compare H8577 .