Hebrew · H7854

שָׂטָן

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

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שָׂטָןH7854

What does שָׂטָן mean in the Bible?

שָׂטָן is a Hebrew word meaning "an opponent ; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan , the arch-enemy of good".

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What does שָׂטָן mean in the Bible?

שָׂטָן is a Hebrew word meaning "an opponent ; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan , the arch-enemy of good".

How does the BSB render H7854?

The BSB source-word alignment has 27 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Satan (9), adversary (2), and Satan (2), Then Satan (2), [another] adversary (1).

Where does שָׂטָן appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 22:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (14), 1 Kings (4), Zechariah (3), Numbers (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

Satan9×Job 1:7, Job 1:8, Job 1:9, Job 1:12

adversary2×1 Samuel 29:4, 1 Kings 5:4

and Satan2×Job 1:6, Job 2:1

Then Satan2×1 Chronicles 21:1, Job 1:12

[another] adversary1×1 Kings 11:23

[he]1×Job 2:2

adversaries1×2 Samuel 19:22

an adversary1×1 Kings 11:14

enemy1×1 Kings 11:25

he1×Job 1:7

let an accuser1×Psalms 109:6

So Satan1×Job 2:7

to oppose1×Numbers 22:22

to oppose you1×Numbers 22:32

to Satan1×Job 2:6

with Satan1×Zechariah 3:1

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A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowNumbers 22:22

Aligned rows27

Books represented8

Numbers21 Samuel12 Samuel11 Kings41 Chronicles1Job14Psalms1Zechariah3

Source forms

הַשָּׂטָ֔ן5xhaś·śā·ṭānJob 1:8, Job 1:12, Job 2:2, Job 2:7

הַשָּׂטָ֖ן3xhaś·śā·ṭānJob 1:6, Job 1:7, Job 2:6

הַשָּׂטָ֗ן3xhaś·śā·ṭānJob 1:12, Job 2:3, Zechariah 3:2

הַשָּׂטָ֤ן2xhaś·śā·ṭānJob 1:7, Job 2:2

הַשָּׂטָ֛ן2xhaś·śā·ṭānJob 1:9, Job 2:4

שָׂטָ֔ן2xśā·ṭān1 Kings 5:4, 1 Kings 11:23

הַשָּׂטָן֙1xhaś·śā·ṭānJob 2:1

וְהַשָּׂטָ֛ן1xwə·haś·śā·ṭānZechariah 3:1

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - masculine singular16xJob 1:6, Job 1:7, Job 1:8, Job 1:9

Noun - masculine singular5x1 Kings 5:4, 1 Kings 11:14, 1 Kings 11:23, 1 Kings 11:25

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular4xNumbers 22:22, Numbers 22:32, 1 Samuel 29:4, 2 Samuel 19:22

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 109:6

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xZechariah 3:1

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שָׂטָן

What does שָׂטָן mean in the Bible?

What does שָׂטָן mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7854?

Where does שָׂטָן appear in Scripture?

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