Figure whose name derives from the Hebrew for "adversary" (5)

I believe the answer is:

satan

(Other definitions for satan that I've seen before include "The devil, Beelzebub" , "Fiend" , "Diabolical figure" , "Apollyon" , "Old Nick, Lucifer or Beelzebub" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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