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El Shaddai

English translation: God Almighty


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Hebrew term or phrase:El Shaddai
English translation:God Almighty
Entered by: Rowan Morrell
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Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
Religion / religion
Hebrew term or phrase: El Shaddai
what does "El SHaddai" mean in English
God Almighty
Explanation:
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=%22el+shaddai%22+%22god+alm...

These confirm the correctness of the translation pretty emphatically.
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Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 05:12
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God Almighty


Explanation:
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=%22el+shaddai%22+%22god+alm...

These confirm the correctness of the translation pretty emphatically.


    Reference: http://www.gospeltrail.com/Study/God/elshaddai.htm
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 05:12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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 days3 hrs
  -> Thanks EGB.
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