"תנין" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-תנין.wav Forms: תַּנִּין [canonical], tanin [romanization], תַּנִינִים [indefinite, plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ת־נ־ן}}, {{der|he|akk|𒆗𒉌𒉡|t=netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain|tr=danninu}} Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒉡 (danninu, “netherworld; source of earthquakes; the inaccessible land where the dead remain”), {{cog|arc|תַּנִּינָא}} Aramaic תַּנִּינָא, {{cog|uga|𐎚𐎐𐎐}} Ugaritic 𐎚𐎐𐎐 (tnn) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pl=תַּנִינִים|tr=tanin|wv=תַּנִּין}} תַּנִּין • (tanin) m (plural indefinite תַּנִינִים)
  1. crocodile Synonyms (crocodile): תִּמְסָח (timsakh)
    Sense id: en-תנין-he-noun-AnZvMALq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Crocodilians Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Crocodilians: 38 43 20 Disambiguation of 'crocodile': 94 4 2
  2. Tannin or Tunannu, a sea monster in Levantine mythology similar to Leviathan
    Sense id: en-תנין-he-noun-mU3jLPcb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Crocodilians Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 47 29 Disambiguation of Crocodilians: 38 43 20
  3. (biblical, by extension) An enemy of Yahweh or Israel Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-תנין-he-noun-v0AhoJYe Categories (other): Bible, Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew terms belonging to the root ת־נ־ן, Pages with 1 entry, Crocodilians Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 17 35 48 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 17 25 58 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 20 26 53 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ת־נ־ן: 18 7 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 35 41 Disambiguation of Crocodilians: 38 43 20 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Alternative forms

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