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שטן

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שטן

  • /ɬaːˈtˤaːn/
  • /sɔːˈtˤɔːɔn/
  • /saˈtan/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -ɔn

Where it comes from

Perhaps from a root relating to opposition or accusation. Compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān), Aramaic סָטָנָא, Ge'ez ሰይጣን (säyṭan), and Classical Syriac ܣܛܢܐ (sāṭānā).

noun שָׂטָן · satán · śāṭān · שְׂטָנִים · שְׂטַן־ · שִׂטְנֵי־

  1. Satan, adversary, opponent כה וַיְהִי שָׂטָן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל־יְמֵי שְׁלֹמֹה, וְאֶת־הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר הֲדָד; וַיָּקָץ, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וַיִּמְלֹךְ, עַל־אֲרָם.
  2. devil

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שטן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}