What does תַּנִּין (taniyn) mean in the Bible?
תַּנִּין (taniyn): Shifts from primal chaos-monster (divine-combat myth) to mundane predator (jackal); captures mythic to real spectrum.
Hebrew · H8577
תַּנִּין
A marine or land monster , i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
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תַּנִּין H8577
Pronunciation taniyn
What does תַּנִּין (taniyn) mean in the Bible?
תַּנִּין (taniyn): Shifts from primal chaos-monster (divine-combat myth) to mundane predator (jackal); captures mythic to real spectrum.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8577?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for jackals (5), a serpent (3), of jackals (2), the dragon (2), and jackals (1).
Where does תַּנִּין (taniyn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (6), Jeremiah (6), Psalms (4), Exodus (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It for jackals 5× Isaiah 34:13, Jeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 49:33
a serpent 3× Exodus 7:9, Exodus 7:10, Exodus 7:12
of jackals 2× Job 30:29, Psalms 44:19
the dragon 2× Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 51:9
and jackals 1× Isaiah 13:22
and serpent 1× Psalms 91:13
are like a monster 1× Ezekiel 32:2
great sea creatures 1× Psalms 148:7
jackals 1× Lamentations 4:3
like a jackal 1× Micah 1:8
like a monster 1× Jeremiah 51:34
like jackals 1× Jeremiah 14:6
monster 1× Ezekiel 29:3
of serpents 1× Deuteronomy 32:33
of the dragons 1× Psalms 74:13
of the Serpent 1× Nehemiah 2:13
sea creatures 1× Genesis 1:21
the jackals 1× Isaiah 43:20
the monster of the deep 1× Job 7:12
where jackals 1× Isaiah 35:7
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:21 הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם to sea creatures Article | Noun - masculine plural Exodus 7:9 לְתַנִּֽין׃ to a serpent Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 7:10 לְתַנִּֽין׃ to a serpent Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 7:12 לְתַנִּינִ֑ם to a serpent Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 32:33 תַּנִּינִ֖ם to of serpents Noun - masculine plural Nehemiah 2:13 הַתַּנִּ֔ין to of the Serpent Noun - common plural Job 7:12 תַּנִּ֑ין to the monster of the deep Noun - masculine singular Job 30:29 לְתַנִּ֑ים to of jackals Preposition-l | Noun - common plural Psalms 44:19 תַּנִּ֑ים to of jackals Noun - common plural Psalms 74:13 תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים to of the dragons Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:21
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 11
Genesis 1 Exodus 3 Deuteronomy 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 2 Psalms 4 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 6 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 2 Micah 1
Source forms
לְתַנִּֽין׃ 2x lə·ṯan·nîn Exodus 7:9, Exodus 7:10
תַּנִּ֑ים 2x tan·nîm Psalms 44:19, Jeremiah 9:11
תַּנִּ֛ים 2x tan·nîm Jeremiah 49:33, Jeremiah 51:37
הַתַּנִּים֙ 1x hat·tan·nîm Ezekiel 29:3
הַתַּנִּ֔ין 1x hat·tan·nîn Nehemiah 2:13
הַתַּנִּ֖ין 1x hat·tan·nîn Isaiah 27:1
הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם 1x hat·tan·nî·nim Genesis 1:21
וְתַנִּ֖ים 1x wə·ṯan·nîm Isaiah 13:22
Parsing patterns
Noun - common plural 10x Nehemiah 2:13, Psalms 44:19, Isaiah 34:13, Isaiah 35:7
Noun - masculine plural 3x Deuteronomy 32:33, Psalms 74:13, Psalms 148:7
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 27:1, Ezekiel 29:3
Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 7:12, Isaiah 51:9
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common plural 2x Jeremiah 14:6, Micah 1:8
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 51:34, Ezekiel 32:2
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x Exodus 7:9, Exodus 7:10
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Genesis 1:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Shifts from primal chaos-monster (divine-combat myth) to mundane predator (jackal); captures mythic to real spectrum.
Source Gloss
a marine or land monster , i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Shifts from primal chaos-monster (divine-combat myth) to mundane predator (jackal); captures mythic to real spectrum.
a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal BDB: jackal Usage: dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Aaron's staff transformed into a creature, likely a serpent or dragon-like being
Showing 1 selected witness from 26 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain