Word Study · Strong's H7854 · Hebrew
שָׂטָן
satan
saw-tawn'
Strong's 1890 spelling: sâṭân
“an opponent”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of good
Rendered in the KJV as
adversary, Satan, withstand.
- 27occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 8 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 16inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 27 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 16
- הַשָּׂטָ֔ן5
- הַשָּׂטָ֖ן3
- הַשָּׂטָ֗ן3
- הַשָּׂטָ֤ן2
- הַשָּׂטָ֛ן2
- שָׂטָ֔ן2
- הַשָּׂטָן֙1
- וְהַשָּׂטָ֛ן1
- וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן1
- לְשָׂטָ֣ן1
- לְשָׂטָ֔ן1
- לְשָׂטָ֖ן1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 9
- the adversary14
- an adversary4
- into an adversary2
- to an adversary2
- [is] an adversary1
- and an accuser1
- and the accuser1
- O accuser1
- the accuser1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular16
- noun · masculine singular4
- preposition + noun · masculine singular4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ntmsa · 16
- HNcmsa · 4
- HR/Ncmsa · 4
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HC/Td/Ntmsa · 1
- HNtmsa · 1
All 27, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Job carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 22:22לְשָׂטָ֣ןlesatanpreposition + noun · masculine singularThen 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.here: to an adversary
- Numbers 22:32לְשָׂטָ֔ןlesatanpreposition + noun · masculine singularThe 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.here: to an adversary
1 Kings4 occurrences
- 1 Kings 5:4שָׂטָ֔ןsatannoun · masculine singularBut now the LORD my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or crisis.here: [is] an adversary
- 1 Kings 11:14שָׂטָן֙satannoun · masculine singularThen the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.here: an adversary
- 1 Kings 11:23שָׂטָ֔ןsatannoun · masculine singularAnd God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah,here: an adversary
- 1 Kings 11:25שָׂטָ֤ןsatannoun · masculine singularRezon 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.here: an adversary
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
Job14 occurrences
- Job 1:6הַשָּׂטָ֖ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularOne day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.here: the adversary
- Job 1:7הַשָּׂטָ֖ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”here: the adversary
- Job 1:7הַשָּׂטָ֤ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”here: the adversary
- Job 1:8הַשָּׂטָ֔ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”here: the adversary
- Job 1:9הַשָּׂטָ֛ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSatan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing?here: the adversary
- Job 1:12הַשָּׂטָ֗ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.here: the adversary
- Job 1:12הַשָּׂטָ֔ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.here: the adversary
- Job 2:1הַשָּׂטָן֙hasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularOn another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.here: the adversary
- Job 2:2הַשָּׂטָ֔ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”here: the adversary
- Job 2:2הַשָּׂטָ֤ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”here: the adversary
- Job 2:3הַשָּׂטָ֗ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”here: the adversary
- Job 2:4הַשָּׂטָ֛ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.here: the adversary
- Job 2:6הַשָּׂטָ֖ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”here: the adversary
- Job 2:7הַשָּׂטָ֔ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularSo Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.here: the adversary
Psalms1 occurrence
Zechariah3 occurrences
- Zechariah 3:1וְהַשָּׂטָ֛ןvehasatanconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen 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.here: and the accuser
- Zechariah 3:2הַשָּׂטָ֗ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”here: the accuser
- Zechariah 3:2הַשָּׂטָ֔ןhasatanthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”here: O accuser