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'''Tannin''' is the name of a demon or dragon in Jewish mythology. | '''Tannin''' is the name of a demon or dragon in Jewish mythology. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The name developed in modern Hebrew | The name developed in modern Hebrew ''tannin'' (תנין) literally means crocodile or alligator, from ''tan'' (תנ) the stem for hidden or foul lizards or snakes. See ''tanshemet''. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Tannin is represented as a dragon or a serpent. | Tannin is represented as a dragon or a serpent. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
Sometimes he is compared with [[Rahab]], who is especially associated with the Red Sea. Some scholars associated Tannin with [[Tiamat]], as it happened with | Sometimes he is compared with [[Rahab]], who is especially associated with the Red Sea. Some scholars associated Tannin with [[Tiamat]], as it happened with Rahab. It is unclear in Jewish literature the differentiation between Tannin, Rahab, and [[Leviathan]], but Tannin and Rahab are more easily confused one with the other. | ||
It is unclear in Jewish literature the differentiation between Tannin, Rahab and Leviathan, but Tannin and Rahab are more easily confused one with the other. | |||
Tannin, as well as Rahab, was a name applied to Egypt after the exodus of the Israelites from that country. | |||
[[Category:Demons]] | [[Category:Demons]] | ||
[[Category:Dragons]] | |||
[[Category:Jewish mythology]] | [[Category:Jewish mythology]] |
Latest revision as of 04:54, 21 October 2008
Tannin is the name of a demon or dragon in Jewish mythology.
Etymology
The name developed in modern Hebrew tannin (תנין) literally means crocodile or alligator, from tan (תנ) the stem for hidden or foul lizards or snakes. See tanshemet.
Description
Tannin is represented as a dragon or a serpent.
Origin
Sometimes he is compared with Rahab, who is especially associated with the Red Sea. Some scholars associated Tannin with Tiamat, as it happened with Rahab. It is unclear in Jewish literature the differentiation between Tannin, Rahab, and Leviathan, but Tannin and Rahab are more easily confused one with the other.
Tannin, as well as Rahab, was a name applied to Egypt after the exodus of the Israelites from that country.