שָׂטַן

«שָׂטַן» in the Tanakh dictionary: be adversary — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 6 times · Key: 7853 · BDB: שָׂטַן

Glosses

they (2); [those (1); [those.who].accuse (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

be adversary tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb.denom. act as adversary tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb.denom. (Gerber30) be or act as adversary;— Impf. 3 mpl. sf. יִשְׂטְנוּנִי ψ 38:21; 109:4; Inf. cstr. sf. לְשִׂטְנוֹ Zc 3:1; Pt. pl. cstr. שֹטְנֵי ψ 71:13, sf. שֹטְנַי 109:20, שׂוֹטְנַי v 29.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 6 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «שָׂטַן» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Psalms 109:4

תַּֽחַת־אַהֲבָתִ֥י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי וַאֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה׃

Word for word: in.place.of love my they accuse.me and I [am].prayer

JPS 1917: In return for my love they are my adversaries; but I am all prayer.

Psalms 38:21

וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי תַּ֣חַת רָֽדְפִי־טֽוֹב׃

Word for word: and [those.who].repay (of).evil in.place.of good they accuse.me in.place.of pursuing my good

JPS 1917: They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

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