Sotn

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Pronunciations

Satan (sah-TAHN) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The devil; Satan.

Example Sentences

  • "For those who may be unaware, in Yiddishkeit, Satan is a tool of Hashem. As the Gemorah in Bava Basra says, Satan, the Yetzer Hara, and the Malach HaMoves are the same entity, and that Satan does his actions 'Leshem Shomayim' (or he at least claims to do so)." (source)

  • "We had such difficulties raising money for that clinic—as if the Satan were trying to screw things up." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH שָׂטָן⁩ satán > Y שׂטן sótn

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      Soten, Sotten, Sotin, Sottin, Satan

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