Strong's Hebrew · H7853
H7853 sâṭan
שָׂטַן
saw-tan'
to oppose
sâṭan appears 6 times in Scripture, in Psalms and Zechariah. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to attack, (figuratively) accuse
In the King James Version
(be an) adversary, resist.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 6 times in Scripture
“In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.”
“May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.”
“Then 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.”
“May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.”
“Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.”
“May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
