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The word 'satan' means to obstruct or oppose and was used in the old testiment more as a title for various humans and angles depending on their action, not as a permanent name. Even in the new testament the title doesn't have a definite assignment to a unique individual. The idea of a singular and permanent Satan or devil doesn't appear until well into the christian era around 400 AD.

Wikipedia has a good article on the etymology of the word. See link

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