H7856 H7856
Sitnah, a well name meaning 'hostility' or 'accusation,' marking conflict over water rights
Isaac's shepherds dug a second well in Gerar's valley, and again the local herders quarreled over it. Isaac named this well Sitnah—'hostility'—memorializing the conflict. Water rights drove ancient disputes; wells represented life or death for herds and households. The name's etymology connects to the root for opposing or accusing, the same root behind 'Satan' as adversary. Isaac's naming practice turns geography into narrative—each well's name tells a story of struggle or peace, conflict or resolution.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Appears in Genesis 26:21 in the sequence of Isaac's well-digging. After conflict over the first well (Esek, 'quarrel'), a second dispute prompts this name. The well itself becomes a monument to hostility—every time someone draws water, the name recalls the opposition Isaac faced. Spanish 'Sitnah,' French 'Sitnah,' German 'Sitna' all preserve the name as transliterated proper noun. The name's semantic freight (hostility) would have been clear to Hebrew speakers, making the well both resource and reminder. 1×
AR["سِطنَةَ"]·ben["সিত্না"]·DE["Sitna"]·EN["Sitnah"]·FR["Sitnah"]·heb["שטנה"]·HI["सित्ना"]·ID["Sitna"]·IT["Sitnah"]·jav["Sitna"]·KO["싣나라"]·PT["Sitnah"]·RU["Ситна"]·ES["Sitnah"]·SW["Sitna"]·TR["Sitna"]·urd["سطنہ"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† II. שִׂטְנָה n.pr. putei (hostility) Gn 26:21 (J).