Satan (שטן) means Satan in Hebrew.
It can also mean devil, Mephistopheles, Lucifer, and adversary. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Satan, devil, Mephistopheles, Lucifer
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Satan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1דת, מיתולוגיהשמו של אחד המלאכים, דמות שמימית המקטרגת על הבריות ומנסה להכשילן בעברות.
וַיַּרְאֵנִי אֶת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ הַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל עֹמֵד לִפְנֵי מַלְאַךְ יהוה וְהַשָּׂטָן עֹמֵד עַל יְמִינוֹ לְשִׂטְנוֹ.
- 2מי שמנסה לסכל את פעולותיו של האחר.
...הָשֵׁב אֶת-הָאִישׁ וְיָשֹׁב אֶל-מְקוֹמוֹ אֲשֶׁר הִפְקַדְתּוֹ שָׁם וְלֹא-יֵרֵד עִמָּנוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָה וְלֹא-יִהְיֶה-לָּנוּ לְשָׂטָן בַּמִּלְחָמָה...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Satan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׂטָן
- Written without vowel points
- שטן
- Said
- satan
- Root
- ש־ט־נ
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- שְׂטָנִים
- Inflections
- ר' שְׂטָנִים; שָׂטַן־, ר' שִׂטְנֵי־
- Gematria
- 359
This is how Satan is said in other languages.
- English
- Satan, devil, Mephistopheles, Lucifer, adversary
- Arabic
- إبليس, شيطان
- Spanish
- Satanás, diablo
These words mean nearly the same as Satan.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Satan.
The word Satan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בכור שטן
- בן שטן
- החיפזון מן השטן
- כת השטן
- מכר נשמתו לשטן
- מעשה שטן
- פרקליטו של השטן
- פתח פה לשטן
- קרע שטן
- שלא ברא השטן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Satan comes from the root ש־ט־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Satan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Satan.
What does Satan (שטן) mean in Hebrew?
Satan (שטן) means Satan, devil, and Mephistopheles. It is said satan, with the stress on tan.
What is a synonym for Satan (שטן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Satan (שטן) are אנטגוניסט, אשמדאי, בר פלוגתא, יריב, לוציפר, and מתנגד.
What rhymes with Satan (שטן)?
Words that rhyme with Satan (שטן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Satan (שטן) masculine or feminine?
The word Satan (שטן) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׂטָנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שטן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.