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It can refer to human adversaries, but it is most notably used to describe a supernatural being who opposes God and His people. The term is often associated with the role of an accuser or one who brings charges against individuals.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of a supernatural adversary was not unique to Israel. However, the Hebrew Bible presents "satan" as a distinct entity who challenges the faithfulness of God's people and seeks to thwart God's plans. Over time, Jewish and Christian traditions have developed a more defined understanding of Satan as a personal being who embodies evil and opposition to God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>denominative verb from <a href="/hebrew/7854.htm">satan</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be or act as adversary<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>accuse (1), accusers (2), act as my accusers (1), adversaries (1), oppose (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">שָׂטַן</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb denominative</b></font> (Gerber<sup>30</sup>) <font size="+1"><b>be or act as adversary</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine plural suffix <font class="hebrew2">יִשְׂטְנוּנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/38-21.htm">Psalm 38:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/109-4.htm">Psalm 109:4</a>; <em>Infinitive construct</em> suffix <font class="hebrew2">לְשִׁטְנוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1</a>; <em>Participle</em> plural construct <font class="hebrew2">שׂטְנֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/71-13.htm">Psalm 71:13</a>, suffix <font class="hebrew2">שׂטְנַי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/109-21.htm">Psalm 109:21</a>, <font class="hebrew2">שׂטְנַי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/109-20.htm">Psalm 109:20</a>, <font class="hebrew2">שׂוֺטְנַי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/109-29.htm">Psalm 109:29</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>be an adversary, resist <p>A primitive root; to attack, (figuratively) accuse -- (be an) adversary, resist. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>טני יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי ישטנוני לְשִׂטְנֽוֹ׃ לשטנו׃ שֹׂ֭טְנַי שֹׂטְנֵ֪י שׂוֹטְנַ֣י שוטני שטני lə·śiṭ·nōw lesitNo ləśiṭnōw śō·ṭə·nê śō·wṭ·nay śōṭənê soteNei sotNai śōwṭnay ṭə·nay tenai ṭənay yiś·ṭə·nū·nî yisteNuni yiśṭənūnî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/38-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 38:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה <b> יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי </b> תַּ֣חַת [רְדֹופִי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for good, <span class="itali">They oppose</span> me, because<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for good <span class="itali">are mine adversaries;</span> because I follow<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/38-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> because what <span class="itali">oppose</span> because follow<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/71-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 71:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/71.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ יִכְלוּ֮ <b> שֹׂטְנֵ֪י </b> נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י יַֽעֲט֣וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/71.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Let those who are adversaries</span> of my soul<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/71.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] consumed <span class="itali">that are adversaries</span> to my soul;<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/71-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> be ashamed consumed <span class="itali">are adversaries</span> of my soul them be covered<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/109-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 109:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/109.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּֽחַת־ אַהֲבָתִ֥י <b> יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי </b> וַאֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/109.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for my love <span class="itali">they act as my accusers;</span> But I am [in] prayer.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/109.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> For my love <span class="itali">they are my adversaries:</span> but I [give myself unto] prayer.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/109-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> return my love <span class="itali">act</span> I prayer<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/109-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 109:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/109.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת <b> שֹׂ֭טְנַי </b> מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/109.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> be the reward <span class="itali">of my accusers</span> from the LORD,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/109.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [Let] this [be] the reward <span class="itali">of mine adversaries</span> from the LORD,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/109-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> likewise be the reward <span class="itali">of my accusers</span> the LORD speak<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/109-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 109:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/109.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ <b> שׂוֹטְנַ֣י </b> כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְיַעֲט֖וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/109.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Let my accusers</span> be clothed<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/109.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Let mine adversaries</span> be clothed<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/109-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> be clothed <span class="itali">my accusers</span> dishonor cover<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 3:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ יְמִינ֖וֹ <b> לְשִׂטְנֽוֹ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at his right hand <span class="itali">to accuse</span> him.<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at his right hand <span class="itali">to resist</span> him.<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at his right <span class="itali">to accuse</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7853.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7853.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7853<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/lesitno_7853.htm">lə·śiṭ·nōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sotenei_7853.htm">śō·ṭə·nê — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sotnai_7853.htm">śō·wṭ·nay — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tenai_7853.htm">ṭə·nay — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yistenuni_7853.htm">yiś·ṭə·nū·nî — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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