Genesis 17:1:13Gen.17.1.W13TAB
שַׁדַּ֔י
shaddai
“Almighty”
- Transliteration
- shad-DAI
- Extended
- shahd-DAI
- IPA
- /ʃad.ˈdaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Almighty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shad-DAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-ni-EL shad-DAI
- clause
va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI av-RAM ben-tish-IM sha-NA ve-TE-sha sha-NIM va-ye-RA Ye-ho-VAH el-av-RAM va-yo-MER e-LAV a-ni-EL shad-DAI hit-ha-LEKH le-fa-NAI veh-YE ta-MIM
Exegesis
The self-identification ani El Shaddai {אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֔י | ʾă-nî ʾēl šad-day} apposes divine titles.
Root and etymology
Rootš-d-d
“to be strong, overpower”
In context — Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty ; live before Me, and be blameless.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 17:1, so the Hebrew word שַׁדַּ֔י (shaddai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.17.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.1.W13.S1) and character.