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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 [fn]LORD appeared to him and said,

“I am [fn]God Almighty;

Walk [habitually] before Me [with integrity, knowing that you are always in My presence], and be blameless and complete [in obedience to Me].

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 28:3 - “May [fn]God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a [great] company of peoples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:11 - And God said to him,

“I am [fn]God Almighty.

Be fruitful and multiply;

A nation and a company of nations shall come from you,

And kings shall be born of your [fn]loins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:14 - and may [fn]God Almighty grant you compassion and favor before the man, so that he will release to you your other brother [Simeon] and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my children [Joseph, Simeon, and Benjamin], I am bereaved.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:25 -

By the God of your father who will help you,

And by the [fn]Almighty who blesses you

With blessings of the heavens above,

Blessings lying in the deep that couches beneath,

Blessings of the [nursing] breasts and of the [fertile] 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 (Israel) as God Almighty [El Shaddai], but by My [fn]name, [fn]LORD, I did not make Myself known to them [in acts and great miracles].

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:4 -

The oracle of one who hears the words of God,

Who sees the vision of the Almighty,

Falling down, but having his eyes open and uncovered,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:16 -

The oracle of him who hears the words of God

And knows the knowledge of the [fn]Most High,

Who sees the vision of the [fn]Almighty,

Falling down, but having his eyes open and uncovered:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:20 - She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi (sweetness); call me Mara (bitter), for the Almighty has caused me great grief and bitterness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:21 - “I left full [with a husband and two sons], but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, since the LORD has testified against me and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 -

“Behold, how happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves,

So do not despise or reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:4 -

Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me,

My spirit drinks their poison;

The terrors of God are arrayed against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:14 -

“For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;

So that he does not [fn]abandon (turn away from) the fear of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:3 -

“Does God pervert justice?

Or does [fn]the Almighty pervert righteousness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:5 -

“If you would [diligently] seek God

And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:7 -

“Can you discover the depths of God?

Can you [by searching] discover the limits of the Almighty [ascend to His heights, extend to His widths, and comprehend His infinite perfection]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3 -

“But I wish to speak to [fn]the Almighty,

And I desire to argue with God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:25 -

“Because he has stretched out his hand against God

And behaves arrogantly against [fn]the Almighty,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:15 -

‘Who [and what] is [fn]the Almighty, that we should serve Him?

And what would we gain if we plead with Him?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:20 -

“Let his own eyes see his destruction,

And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:3 -

“Is it any pleasure or joy to [fn]the Almighty that you are righteous?

Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:17 -

“They said to God, ‘Depart from us!

What can the Almighty do for us or to us?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:23 -

“If you return to the Almighty [and submit and humble yourself before Him], you will be built up [and restored];

If you remove unrighteousness far from your tents,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:25 -

And make the Almighty your gold

And your precious silver,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:26 -

Then you will have delight in the Almighty,

And you will lift up your face to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:16 -

“For God has made my heart faint,

And the Almighty has terrified me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:1 -

“Why does the Almighty not set seasons for judgment?

Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:2 -

“As God lives, who has taken away my right and denied me justice,

And the Almighty, who has caused bitterness and grief for my soul,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:10 -

“Will he take delight in the Almighty?

Will he call on God at all times?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:11 -

“I will teach you regarding the hand (power) of God;

I will not conceal what is with the Almighty [God’s actual treatment of the wicked].

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:13 -

“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,

And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:5 -

When [fn]the Almighty was still with me

And my boys were around me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:2 -

“For what is the portion I would have from God above,

And what heritage from the Almighty on high?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:35 -

“Oh, that I had one to listen to me!

Look, here is my signature (mark);

Let the Almighty answer me!

Let my adversary write out His indictment [and put His vague accusations in tangible form].

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:8 -

“But there is [a vital force and] a spirit [of intelligence] in man,

And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:4 -

“The Spirit of God has made me,

And the breath of [fn]the Almighty gives me life [which inspires me].

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:10 -

“Therefore hear me, you men of understanding.

Far be it from God that He would do wickedness,

And from the Almighty to do wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:12 -

“Surely God will not act wickedly,

Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:13 -

“Surely God will not listen to an empty cry [which lacks trust],

Nor will the Almighty regard it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:23 -

“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;

He is exalted in power

And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:2

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“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?

Let him who disputes with God answer it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:14

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When the Almighty scattered [the Canaanite] kings in the land of Canaan,

It was snowing on [fn]Zalmon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1 -

He who [fn]dwells in the shelter of the Most High

Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:6 -

Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand!

It will come as [fn]destruction from the [fn]Almighty (All Sufficient One—Invincible God)!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:24 - As they moved, I also heard the sound of their wings like the sound of great [rushing] waters, like the voice of [fn]the Almighty, the sound of tumult like the noise of an army camp. Whenever they came to a stop, they lowered their wings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:5 - And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard [even] as far as the outer courtyard, like the voice of [fn]God Almighty when He speaks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:15 -

Alas for the day!

For the [judgment] day of the LORD is at hand,

And it will come [upon the nation] as a destruction from the [fn]Almighty.

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