08565

08565 תַּן‎ tan [tan] from an unused root probably meaning to elongate; n m; [BDB-1072a] [{See TWOT on 2528 @@ "2528a" }] AV-whale 1; 1

1) jackal

• Ezekiel 32:2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou [art] as a whale <08565 כַּתַּנִּ֣ים> in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
  TavNunYodNun "תַּנִּין (tannin) denotes large, formidable creatures—sea monsters, serpents, dragons, and sometimes land beasts. The word gathers images of power, mystery, and danger, and Scripture employs it both literally (giant aquatic animals) and figuratively (agents or symbols of evil and national oppression)."