שָׂטָן

sa.tanNounH7854

Satan

From: from H7853 (שָׂטַן);

Short Definition

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

Full Lexicon Entry

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

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology H:N-M / N:N--T

DescriptionH:N-M / N:N--T

Occurrences

21 times

Appears 21 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Job
11
1 Kings
3
Numbers
2
Zechariah
2
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 21:1
  • 1 Samuel 29:4
  • Job 1:9
  • Job 2:3
  • Numbers 22:22

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.