תנין

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ת־נ־ן (t-n-n)
2 terms

From Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒉡 (danninu, “netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain”), whence also Aramaic תַּנִּינָא / ܬܱܢܺܝܢܳܐ (tannīnā, “sea serpent, monster”) and Ugaritic 𐎚𐎐𐎐 (tnn).

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Noun

תַּנִּין • (tanin) m (plural indefinite תַּנִינִים)

  1. crocodile
  2. Tannin or Tunannu, a sea monster in Levantine mythology similar to Leviathan
  3. (biblical, by extension) An enemy of Yahweh or Israel

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References

  • “תנין” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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