Strong H8577H8577Bתַּנִּין
Dragon
One of the 4 senses of Strong H8577
- Transliteration
- tannîyn tannîym
- Pronunciation
- {tan-neen'} tan-neem'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
This name means dragon, serpent, sea monster
General definition
(The second form used in ); intensive from the same as H8565; a marine or land {monster} that {is} sea serpent or jackal: - {dragon} {sea-monster} {serpent} whale.
In the biblical story
Dragon Spring
A water source near Jerusalem, mentioned in Nehemiah's wall inspection.
The Dragon Spring was a water source near Jerusalem, mentioned during Nehemiah's inspection of the city walls (Nehemiah 2:13).
In the Bible
Strong H8577B appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- dragon1
First verses
- Nehemiah 2:13And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.