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WHALE.—1. tannîn. See Dragon (4). 2. dâg gâdôl, the ‘great fish’ of Jon_1:17, is in the LXX [Note: Septuagint.] and in Mat_12:40 rendered in Gr. by kçtos and tr. [Note: translate or translation.] ‘whale,’ though the Gr. word has a much wider significance. It is impossible to say what kind of fish is intended in the narrative. See, further, art. Jonah.
E. W. G. Masterman.