שָׂטָן satan

Hebrew word for “Satan” · Strong’s H7854 · used 27 times in 23 verses

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Meaning

This name means adversary, one who withstands;

How it is translated

Glosses given for satan in context, with how often each is used:

• adversary 23
• accuser 4

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Job 2 (6), Job 1 (5), 1 Kings 11 (3), Numbers 22 (2), Zechariah 3 (2), 1 Samuel 29 (1), 2 Samuel 19 (1), 1 Kings 5 (1), 1 Chronicles 21 (1), Psalms 109 (1)

Forms

• השׂטן 16
• שׂטן 5
• לשׂטן 4
• ושׂטן 1
• והשׂטן 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with satan more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אִיּוֹב iyyov “Job” 4
• יָצַב yatsav “to stand” 3
• רַע ra “bad” 5
• עָנָה anah “to answer” 4
• הֲדַד hadad “Hadad” 2
• שׁוּט shut “to rove” 2
• תָּם tam “complete” 2
• סוּת sut “to incite” 2
• מַלְאָךְ maleakh “messenger” 3
• אָתוֹן aton “she-ass” 2
• חִנָּם chinnam “for nothing” 2
• זֶה zeh “this” 4

Key verses

The verses using satan that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Numbers 22:32 — And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is…
• 1 Kings 11:23 — And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
• 1 Chronicles 21:1 — And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
• Job 1:6 — Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
• Job 1:8 — And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth…
• Job 1:12 — And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of…
• Job 2:3 — And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth…
• Job 2:4 — And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
• Job 2:6 — And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
• Job 2:7 — So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
• Zechariah 3:1 — And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
• Zechariah 3:2 — And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.