Glossary entry

Hebrew term or phrase:

El Shaddai

English translation:

God Almighty

Added to glossary by Rowan Morrell
May 20, 2004 03:25
20 yrs ago
Hebrew term

El Shaddai

Non-PRO Hebrew to English Other Religion religion
what does "El SHaddai" mean in English
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 God Almighty

Proposed translations

+2
1 hr
Selected

God Almighty

See reference below:

"El-Shaddai. (God Almighty). This name is first used in connection with Abram. Gen 17:1-2. ... (KJV). El-Shaddai is translated 'God (El) Almighty (Shaddai)'. ..."


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Note added at 2 hrs 13 mins (2004-05-20 05:39:37 GMT)
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Also check the Google hits on a combined search for \"El Shaddai\" and \"God Almighty\":

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q="el shaddai" "god almighty"...

These confirm the correctness of the translation pretty emphatically.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jonathan Spector
1 hr
Thanks Jonathan.
neutral Eynat : Nobody actually knows what shaddai means.
5 hrs
Well, "almighty" seems to be about the closest there is and appears to be a widely accepted translation.
agree EGB Translations
2 days 3 hrs
Thanks EGB.
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