Definition

a monster (as preternaturally formed), i.e. a sea-serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal)

Etymology

from an unused root probably meaning to elongate;

How the KJV renders it

• dragon
• whale. Compare H8577 (תַּנִּין)

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.