H7854 שָׂטָן (sâṭân) saw-tawn'

Hebrew

Quick Definition

Satan

Biblical Persons & Places

Satan An angel in the Old Testament

An angel in the Old Testament; called Satan or "accuser" (KJV= Satan) (שָׂטָן); or "worthless" (KJV= Belial; NIV= "troublemakers") or "worthless" (KJV= Belial; NIV= "wicked") or "worthless" (KJV= Belial; NIV= "evil") or "worthless" (KJV= Belial; NIV= "scoundrel") or "scoundrel" (KJV= Belial) (בְּלִיַּ֫עַל); or Beelzebul (KJV= Beelzebub) (Βεελζεβούλ); or Belial (Βελίαλ); or Satan (Σατάν) (KJV= Satan) or Satan (Σατανᾶς)

Strong's Definition

an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of good

Derivation: from H7853 (שָׂטַן);

KJV Usage: adversary, Satan, withstand.

TWOT Reference: 2252a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) adversary, one who withstands

1a) adversary (in general-personal or national)

2) superhuman adversary

2a) Satan (as noun pr)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1228 G4566 G4567

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂטָן (sa.tan) — Satan.

This name means adversary, one who withstands 1a) adversary (in general-personal or national) 2) superhuman adversary 2a) Satan (as noun pr)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שָׂטָן (H7854)

noun m · שׂטן

Enemies

adversary, opponent, accuser = person or supernatural being who has a conflict with someone else and acts accordingly

NUM 22:22 · NUM 22:32 · 1SA 29:4 · 2SA 19:23 · 1KI 5:18 · 1KI 11:14 · 1KI 11:23 · 1KI 11:25 · PSA 109:6

Names of Supernatural Beings

Satan, Accuser = supernatural being known as the Accuser

1CH 21:1 · JOB 1:6 · JOB 1:7 · JOB 1:7 · JOB 1:8 · JOB 1:9 · JOB 1:12 · JOB 1:12 · JOB 2:1 · JOB 2:2 · JOB 2:2 · JOB 2:3 · JOB 2:4 · JOB 2:6 · JOB 2:7 · ZEC 3:1 · ZEC 3:2 · ZEC 3:2

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂטָן n.m. 1. adversary. 2. Satan base

Bible Occurrences (23)

22:22 22:32

29:4

19:22

5:4 11:14 11:23 11:25

21:1

1:6 1:7 1:8 1:9 1:12 2:1 2:2 2:3 2:4 2:6 2:7

109:6

3:1 3:2

Numbers 22:22

Then God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding... his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

Numbers 22:32

The angel of the LORD asked him,... Why... have you beaten your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out to oppose you, because your way is perverse before me.

1 Samuel 29:4

But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him -, Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor...... of his master than with the heads of our men...?

2 Samuel 19:22

And David replied, Sons of Zeruiah, what have I to do with you, that you should be my adversaries today? Should any man be put to death in Israel today? Am I not indeed aware that today I am king over Israel?

1 Kings 5:4

But now the LORD my God... has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary... or crisis....

1 Kings 11:14

Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.

1 Kings 11:23

And God raised up against [Solomon] [another] adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada -, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah,

1 Kings 11:25

Rezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble [caused by] Hadad. So [Rezon] ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.