Dragon (Easton)
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Heb. tannim, plural of tan. The name of some unknown creature inhabiting desert places and ruins ( Job 30:29 ; Psalm 44:19 ; Isaiah 13:22 ; 34:13 ; 43:20 ; Jeremiah 10:22 ; Micah 1:8 ; Malachi 1:3 ); probably, as translated in the Revised Version, the jackal (q.v.). Heb. tannin. Some great sea monster ( Jeremiah 51:34 ). In Isaiah 51:9 it may denote the crocodile. In Genesis 1:21 (Heb. plural tanninim) the Authorized Version renders "whales," and the Revised Version "sea monsters." It is rendered "serpent" in Exodus 7:9 . It is used figuratively in Psalm 74:13 ; Ezekiel 29:3 . In the New Testament the word "dragon" is found only in Revelation 12:3,4,7,9,16,17 , etc., and is there used metaphorically of "Satan." (See WHALE .)
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)