שָׂטָןsâṭân
be remote, Satan
Pronunciation: saw-tawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7854
Meanings
1. adversary
2. Satan
1. adversary, in general, personal or national (Numbers 22:22; 1 Samuel 29:4; 2 Samuel 19:23)
2. superhuman adversary
a. of Job, one of בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים (Job 1:6; Job 1:7; Job 1:8)
b. of high priest of Israel before ׳ י (Zechariah 3:1; Zechariah 3:2)
c. Satan, as proper name (1 Chronicles 21:1; 2 Samuel 24:1; 1 Kings 11:14)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 27 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 22:22 But God was angry that Balaam was going, so he sent the angel of the Lord to stand in the road to block his way. As Balaam and two servants were riding along,
- Numbers 22:32 “Why did you beat your donkey those three times?” the angel of the Lord demanded. “Look, I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me.
- 1 Samuel 29:4 But the Philistine commanders were angry. “Send him back to the town you’ve given him!” they demanded. “He can’t go into the battle with us. What if he turns against us in battle and becomes our adversary? Is there any better way for him to reconcile himself with his master than by handing our heads over to him?
- 2 Samuel 19:22 “Who asked your opinion, you sons of Zeruiah!” David exclaimed. “Why have you become my adversary today? This is not a day for execution, for today I am once again the king of Israel!”
- 1 Kings 5:4 But now the Lord my God has given me peace on every side; I have no enemies, and all is well.
- 1 Kings 11:14 Then the Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite, a member of Edom’s royal family, to be Solomon’s adversary.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).