1 Chronicles 21:1:21 Chr.21.1.W2TAB
שָׂטָ֖ן
satan
“Satan”
- Transliteration
- sa-TAN
- Extended
- saa-TAN
- IPA
- /saːˈtˤaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Satan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-MOD sa-TAN
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD sa-TAN al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD sa-TAN al-yis-ra-EL va-ya-SET et-da-VID lim-NOT et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The noun satan {שָׂטָ֖ן | śāṭān} “adversary” functions as subject, introduced by the preposition ‘al {עַל | ‘al} “against” to create direct opposition toward Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiśrā’ēl} “Israel.”
Root and etymology
s-t-n
“to oppose, accuse”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:1
Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to count Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 21:1, so the Hebrew word שָׂטָ֖ן (satan) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.21.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.1.W2.S1) and character.