תַּן (tannîn) is a Hebrew noun meaning jackal. It appears 26 times in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8577).

Also rendered

• serpent

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2528b)

Root family 2528: תנן tnn — I. Assumed root of the following

• תַּנָּה tannâ — jackal
• תַּן tan — serpent

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