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Lexicon :: Strong's H7706 - šaday

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שַׁדַּי
Transliteration
šaday
Pronunciation
shad-dah'-ee
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Part of Speech
masculine noun with reference to deity
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2333

Strong’s Definitions

שַׁדַּי Shadday, shad-dah'-ee; from H7703; the Almighty:—Almighty.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x

The KJV translates Strong's H7706 in the following manner: Almighty (48x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 48x
The KJV translates Strong's H7706 in the following manner: Almighty (48x).

  1. almighty, most powerful

    1. Shaddai, the Almighty (of God)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׁדַּי Shadday, shad-dah'-ee; from H7703; the Almighty:—Almighty.
STRONGS H7706: Abbreviations
שַׁדַּי 48 noun masculine, of deity (etymology dubious (1) Aq Symm Theod ἱκανός; Rabb שֶֿׁ + דַּי (self-) sufficient, no moderns. (2) = almighty, √ שׁדד + י = Thes De Di Sta, or √שׁדה = שׁדד, intensive noun Ew§ 155 c, but שׁדד (which see) is deal violently not simply mightily; compare Greek Version of the LXX παντοκράτωρ + 14 or (15) times (but in Pentateuch אלשׁ׳ is ό Θεόχ μου, σου, etc.), Vulgate mostly omnipotens. (3) < conjecture for original שֵׁדַי (see שֵׁד) my sovereign lord, || אֲדֹנָי, בעלי NöSBA 1880, 775; ZMG xlii (1888), 481; HoffmPh. Inscr. 53; used of foreign deities (Deuteronomy 32:17), and so discredited (compare בַּעַל). — > other conjectures, e.g. RSOTJC, 424 √ שׁדה pour forth (God as rain-giver); DlPr 96 followed by Assyrian šadû, high, ilu šâdû a, CheComm. Isaiah 2:148, or šadû, mountain, also in proper name; see further DrGen 404 ff.); —
1. שַׁדַּי Numbers 24:4, 16 (J E, poem), and so as archaism Ruth 1:20, 21; Psalm 68:15; Psalm 91:1; Joel 1:15 = Isaiah 13:6; Ezekiel 1:24 (strike out Co); especially Job 5:17 + 30:t. Job (+ Job 19:29 Ew Di, reading שׁ׳ for שׁדין).
2. אֵל שַׁדַּי Genesis 49:25 (poem; so read for אֵת שׁ׳, see Sam Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Saad, Hebrew Manuscripts), and so, as archaism, divine name of patriarchs in P, Genesis 17:1; Genesis 28:3; Genesis 35:11; Genesis 48:3; Exodus 6:3; Genesis 43:14 (RP); so Ezekiel 10:5 (strike out Co; but Greek Version of the LXX Σαδδαι).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; 49:25

Exodus

6:3

Numbers

24:4; 24:16

Deuteronomy

32:17

Ruth

1:20; 1:21

Job

5:17; 19:29

Psalms

68:15; 91:1

Isaiah

13:6

Ezekiel

1:24; 10:5

Joel

1:15

H7706

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7706 matches the Hebrew שַׁדַּי (šaday),
which occurs 48 times in 48 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:1 - When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:3 - May God Almighty[fn] bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:11 - Then God said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Be fruitful and multiply. You will become a great nation, even many nations. Kings will be among your descendants!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:14 - May God Almighty[fn] give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release Simeon and let Benjamin return. But if I must lose my children, so be it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:3 - Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty[fn] appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:25 - May the God of your father help you;
may the Almighty bless you
with the blessings of the heavens above,
and blessings of the watery depths below,
and blessings of the breasts and womb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:3 - I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty’[fn]—but I did not reveal my name, Yahweh, to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:4 - the message of one who hears the words of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:16 - the message of one who hears the words of God,
who has knowledge from the Most High,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:20 - “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara,[fn] for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:21 - I went away full, but the LORD has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the LORD has caused me to suffer[fn] and the Almighty has sent such tragedy upon me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 - “But consider the joy of those corrected by God!
Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:4 - For the Almighty has struck me down with his arrows.
Their poison infects my spirit.
God’s terrors are lined up against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:14 - “One should be kind to a fainting friend,
but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:3 - Does God twist justice?
Does the Almighty twist what is right?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:5 - But if you pray to God
and seek the favor of the Almighty,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:7 - “Can you solve the mysteries of God?
Can you discover everything about the Almighty?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3 - As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty.
I want to argue my case with God himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:25 - For they shake their fists at God,
defying the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:15 - Who is the Almighty, and why should we obey him?
What good will it do us to pray?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:20 - Let them see their destruction with their own eyes.
Let them drink deeply of the anger of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:3 - Is it any advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous?
Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:17 - For they said to God, ‘Leave us alone!
What can the Almighty do to us?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:23 - If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored—
so clean up your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:25 - the Almighty himself will be your treasure.
He will be your precious silver!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:26 - “Then you will take delight in the Almighty
and look up to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:16 - God has made me sick at heart;
the Almighty has terrified me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:1 - “Why doesn’t the Almighty bring the wicked to judgment?
Why must the godly wait for him in vain?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:2 - “I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights,
by the Almighty who has embittered my soul—

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:10 - Can they take delight in the Almighty?
Can they call to God at any time?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:11 - I will teach you about God’s power.
I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:13 - “This is what the wicked will receive from God;
this is their inheritance from the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:5 - The Almighty was still with me,
and my children were around me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:2 - For what has God above chosen for us?
What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:35 - “If only someone would listen to me!
Look, I will sign my name to my defense.
Let the Almighty answer me.
Let my accuser write out the charges against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8 - But there is a spirit[fn] within people,
the breath of the Almighty within them,
that makes them intelligent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:4 - For the Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:10 - “Listen to me, you who have understanding.
Everyone knows that God doesn’t sin!
The Almighty can do no wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:12 - Truly, God will not do wrong.
The Almighty will not twist justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:13 - But it is wrong to say God doesn’t listen,
to say the Almighty isn’t concerned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:23 - We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2 - “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:14 - The Almighty scattered the enemy kings
like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1 - Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:6 - Scream in terror, for the day of the LORD has arrived—
the time for the Almighty to destroy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:24 - As they flew, their wings sounded to me like waves crashing against the shore or like the voice of the Almighty[fn] or like the shouting of a mighty army. When they stopped, they let down their wings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:5 - The moving wings of the cherubim sounded like the voice of God Almighty[fn] and could be heard even in the outer courtyard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:15 - The day of the LORD is near,
the day when destruction comes from the Almighty.
How terrible that day will be!
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