Sâṭân — H7854

H7854 · Hebrew — שטן

Pronunciation: saw-tawn'

Definition

masculine noun

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

  1. adversary, one who withstands
    1. adversary (in general-personal or national)
  2. superhuman adversary
    1. Satan (as noun pr)

Usually translated as

Satan, adversary, withstand

Origin

from H7853

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Sâṭân occurs 27 times in 23 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (2), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (4), 1 Chronicles (1), Job (11), Psalms (1), Zechariah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — S