Lexical Definition
תַּן tan (tan) dragon H:N-M
from an unused root probably meaning to elongate
dragon, whale. Compare תַּנִּין.
- a monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal)
- also a jackal (or other hideous land animal)
1) dragon, maybe the extinct dinosaur the plesiosaurus, whale
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| כַּתַּנִּ֣ים | like sea monster | Ezek.32.2 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[תַּן] noun [masculine and] feminineLam 4:3 jackal (so most; TrNHB 109 ff., 263 f. Shipley-CookEncy. Bib. JACKAL; but wolf PostHast. DB DRAGON, compare CheIsa 13:22 and (rare) Arabic 
); — plural תַּנִּים Mic 1:8 +, תַּנִּין Lam 4:3 (Ges«GKC:87e»§ 87e), לְתַנּוֺת Mal 1:3 (si vera lectio; ᵐ5 Thes and others interpret = dwellings, Sta Now conjecture נְאוֺת, Marti נָתַתִּי לְ); — jackal, howling mournfully in waste places, Mic 1:8; Job 30:29 (both || בְּנוֺת יַעֲנָה), Isa 13:22 (|| אִיִּים), in desert also Isa 43:20 (|| בְּנוֺת יַעֲנָה); deserted sites called ׳מְעוֺן ת Jer 9:10*; Jer 10:22; Jer 49:33; Jer 51:37, ׳נְוֵה ת Isa 34:13; Isa 35:7, ׳מְקוֺם ת Psalms; מִדְבָּר ׳ת Mal 1:3 (si vera lectio, but see above); ׳ת as snuffing up wind Jer 14:6, giving suck Lam 4:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 30:29 |
| Isaiah | 13:22 · 34:13 · 35:7 · 43:20 |
| Jeremiah | 9:10* · 10:22 · 14:6 · 49:33 · 51:37 |
| Lamentations | 4:3 |
| Micah | 1:8 |
| Malachi | 1:3 |