Job 22:26:2Job.22.26.W2TAB
עַל־שַׁדַּ֣י
alshadai
“in or upon the Almighty”
- Transliteration
- al-sha-DAI
- Extended
- ahl-shah-DDAI
- IPA
- /ʕal.ʃadˈdaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- in or upon the Almighty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
al-sha-DAI
- clause
ki-AZ al-sha-DAI tit-e-an-NAG
- sentence
ki-AZ al-sha-DAI tit-e-an-NAG ve-tis-SA el-e-lo-A pa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The fronted prepositional phrase al-shadday {עַל־שַׁדַּי | ʿal-šad-day} ‘upon the Almighty’ places the divine title early for emphasis, portraying God as the sphere and foundation of the coming joy.
Root and etymology
consonantsshin–dalet–dalet
“to be strong, overpower”
In context — Job 22:26
For then you will take delight in the Almighty , and you will lift up your face to God .
About this coordinate
Job 22:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Job 22:26, so the Hebrew word עַל־שַׁדַּ֣י (alshadai) 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 Job.22.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Job.22.26.W2.S1) and character.