Tanin (תנין) means crocodile in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
crocodile
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tanin.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תמסח, שם כללי לבעל חיים טורף מסדרת התנינאים שבמחלקת הזוחלים, והסוג Crocodylus בפרט.
- 2יצור אגדי הדומה בחזותו לנחש, דרקון.
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים; וְאֵת כָּל-נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה הָרֹמֶשֶׂת אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם לְמִינֵהֶם, וְאֵת כָּל-עוֹף כָּנָף לְמִינֵהוּ, וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים, כִּי-טוֹב.
- 3בהשאלה מַחְבָּר מתכתי המשמש לחיבור חוטים מוליכים זה לזה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tanin is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- תַּנִּין
- Written without vowel points
- תנין
- Said
- tanin
- Root
- ת־נ־נ
- Pattern
- קַטִּיל
- Plural
- תַּנִּינִים
- Inflections
- ר' תַּנִּינִים
- Gematria
- 510
This is how Tanin is said in other languages.
- English
- crocodile
- Arabic
- تِمْسَاح
- Russian
- крокоди́л
- Spanish
- cocodrilo
- German
- Krokodil
These words mean nearly the same as Tanin.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Tanin.
The word Tanin is part of these phrases and sayings.
- דמעות תנין
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The word Tanin comes from the root ת־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Tanin in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tanin.
What does Tanin (תנין) mean in Hebrew?
Tanin (תנין) means crocodile. It is said tanin, with the stress on nin.
What is a synonym for Tanin (תנין)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Tanin (תנין) are קרוקודיל, תמסח, דרקון, נחש, פתן, and רהב.
What rhymes with Tanin (תנין)?
Words that rhyme with Tanin (תנין) include מין, גרעין, מן, תבלין, דין, and נישואין.
Is Tanin (תנין) masculine or feminine?
The word Tanin (תנין) is a masculine noun, and its plural is תַּנִּינִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תנין of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.