- Original: תּן - Transliteration: Tan - Phonetic: tan - Definition: 1. dragon, maybe the extinct dinosaur the plesiosaurus, whale - Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to elongate - TWOT entry: 2528a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root probably meaning to elongate; a monster (as preternaturally formed) that is a sea serpent (or other huge marine animal); also a jackal (or other hideous land animal): - dragon whale. Compare H8577 . Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • dragons, 3 Isaiah 34:13; Isaiah 35:7; Isaiah 43:20 • monsters, 1 Lamentations 4:3