Exo 7:9 | TNotes | STEP | 7:9 Serpent (Hebrew tannin ) is a different word than the word translated “snake” in 4:3 . Tannin often refers to a sea monster. Egypt is often portrayed as an ultimately impotent sea monster (Isa 30:7 ; Ezek 29:3 ). The image of a cobra’s head was on the pharaoh’s headdress.

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‏ Exodus 7:9

7:9 ^a Serpent (Hebrew tannin) is a different word than the word translated “snake” in 4:3 ^b. Tannin often refers to a sea monster. Egypt is often portrayed as an ultimately impotent sea monster (Isa 30:7 ^c; Ezek 29:3 ^d). The image of a cobra’s head was on the pharaoh’s headdress.