תַּנִּים
A monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal) · a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate)
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תַּן H8565 a monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal)
δράκων G1404 a fabulous kind of serpent (perhaps as supposed to fascinate)
What does תַּנִּים (tannim) mean in the Bible?
תַּן · δράκων is a Hebrew word meaning "wild desert creatures inhabiting abandoned places".
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