Tannin (mythology)
Tannin (Template:Langx tannīn; Template:Langx tannīnā plural: tannīnē; Template:Langx Template:Transliteration, ultimately from Akkadian 𒆗𒉌𒈾 dannina) or Tunnanu (Ugaritic: 𐎚𐎐𐎐 tnn, likely vocalized tunnanuTemplate:Sfnp) was a sea monster in Canaanite and Hebrew mythology used as a symbol of chaos and evil.Template:Sfnp
Canaanite mythology
Tannin appears in the Baal Cycle as one of the servants of Yam (Template:Literally) defeated by Baʿal (Template:Literally)Template:Sfnp or bound by his sister, Anat.Template:Sfnp He is usually depicted as serpentine, possibly with a double tail.Template:Sfnp
Hebrew mythology
The tanninim (Template:Lang) also appear in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis,<ref name=gen>Template:Bibleverse.</ref> Exodus,<ref>Template:Bibleverse.</ref> Deuteronomy,<ref>Template:Bibleverse.</ref> Psalms,Template:Refn Job,<ref>Template:Bibleverse.</ref> Ezekiel,<ref>Template:Bibleverse & Template:Bibleverse-nb.</ref> Isaiah,<ref>Template:Bibleverse & Template:Bibleverse-nb.</ref> and Jeremiah.<ref>Template:Bibleverse.</ref> They are explicitly listed among the creatures created by God on the fifth day of the Genesis creation narrative,<ref name=gen/> translated in the King James Version as "great whales".<ref>Template:Bibleverse (KJV).</ref> The tannin is listed in the apocalypse of Isaiah as among the sea beasts to be slain by Yahweh "on that day",<ref>Template:Bibleverse.</ref> translated in the King James Version as "the dragon".<ref>Template:Bibleverse (KJV).</ref>Template:Refn
In Judaism, tannin is the term used for sea monsters such as Leviathan and Rahab.Template:Sfnp Along with Rahab, "Tannin" was a name applied to ancient Egypt after the Exodus to Canaan.Template:Sfnp
The word Tannin is used in the Hebrew Bible fourteen times. Aaron's staff becomes Tannin in the Book of Exodus (Exodus 7:9-12), it is used in the meaning "snake" in the Book of Deuteronomy (Deut 32:33) and Psalms (Psalm 91:13). It represents Nebuchadnezzar II (the king of Babylon) in Jeremiah (Jeremiah 51:34) and Pharaoh in Ezekiel (Ezekiel 29:3, 32:2). In the Book of Job (Job 7:12) the protagonist questions God "Am I the sea or the sea dragon that you have set a guard over me?"<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The name has subsequently been given to three submarines in the Israeli Navy: the first, an S-class submarine formerly known as HMS Springer, was in commission from 1958 until 1972. The second, a Gal-class submarine, was in commission from 1977 until 2002. The third INS Tanin is a Dolphin-class submarine in commission since 2014.
Modern Hebrew
Template:Anchor In modern Hebrew usage, the word tanin (תנין) means crocodile.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>