Satan שָׂטַן
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| שָׂטַן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | satan |
| Strong's number | H7853 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to oppose |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (5) |
Satan (Hebrew שָׂטַן, Strong's H7853) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to oppose”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to be or act as an adversary, resist, oppose
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | adversaries (5), resist (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | attack me (1), may the accusers (1), they accuse me (1), my accusers (1), may my accusers (1), accuse him (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Satan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 38:20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
- Psalm 71:13Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
- Psalm 109:4For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- Psalm 109:20Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
- Psalm 109:29Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
Zechariah
- Zechariah 3:1And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).