What does שַׁדַּי (Shaddai) mean in the Bible?
שַׁדַּי (Shaddai): God as all-sufficient provider; emphasizes divine power to fulfill covenantal promises and sustain life
Hebrew · H7706
שַׁדַּי
The Almighty
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שַׁדַּי H7706
Pronunciation Shaddai
What does שַׁדַּי (Shaddai) mean in the Bible?
שַׁדַּי (Shaddai): God as all-sufficient provider; emphasizes divine power to fulfill covenantal promises and sustain life
Full entry for שַׁדַּי (H7706) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7706?
The BSB source-word alignment has 48 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Almighty (12), of the Almighty (9), Almighty (7), from the Almighty (6), and the Almighty (3).
Where does שַׁדַּי (Shaddai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 17:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (31), Genesis (6), Ezekiel (2), Numbers (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the Almighty 12× Ruth 1:20, Job 13:3, Job 15:25, Job 22:3
of the Almighty 9× Job 5:17, Job 6:4, Job 6:14, Job 11:7
Almighty 7× Genesis 17:1, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14
from the Almighty 6× Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Job 27:13, Job 31:2
and the Almighty 3× Ruth 1:21, Job 34:12, Job 35:13
Does the Almighty 2× Job 8:3, Job 24:1
when the Almighty 2× Job 29:5, Psalms 68:14
and ask the Almighty 1× Job 8:5
and by the Almighty 1× Genesis 49:25
and from the Almighty 1× Job 34:10
can the Almighty 1× Job 22:17
is the Almighty 1× Job 21:15
Let the Almighty 1× Job 31:35
then the Almighty 1× Job 22:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 17:1 שַׁדַּ֔י to Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 28:3 שַׁדַּי֙ to Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 35:11 שַׁדַּי֙ to Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 43:14 שַׁדַּ֗י to Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 48:3 שַׁדַּ֛י to Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 49:25 שַׁדַּי֙ to and by the Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular Exodus 6:3 שַׁדָּ֑י to Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 24:4 שַׁדַּי֙ to from the Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular Numbers 24:16 שַׁדַּי֙ to from the Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular Ruth 1:20 שַׁדַּ֛י to the Almighty Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 17:1
Aligned rows 48
Books represented 9
Genesis 6 Exodus 1 Numbers 2 Ruth 2 Job 31 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 2 Joel 1
Source forms
שַׁדַּ֣י 12x šad·day Job 6:14, Job 11:7, Job 13:3, Job 21:20
שַׁ֝דַּ֗י 7x šad·dai Job 5:17, Job 8:3, Job 8:5, Job 15:25
שַׁדַּי֙ 6x šad·day Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 49:25, Numbers 24:4
וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י 4x wə·šad·day Job 23:16, Job 27:2, Job 34:12, Job 35:13
מִשַּׁדַּ֥י 2x miš·šad·day Job 27:13, Isaiah 13:6
שַׁדַּ֛י 2x šad·day Genesis 48:3, Ruth 1:20
שַׁדַּ֥י 2x šad·day Job 21:15, Job 27:10
שַׁ֭דַּי 2x šad·dai Job 22:23, Job 29:5
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 36x Genesis 17:1, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 6x Ruth 1:21, Job 23:16, Job 27:2, Job 34:10
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Job 24:1, Job 27:13, Isaiah 13:6, Joel 1:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 31:35
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Job 22:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. God as all-sufficient provider; emphasizes divine power to fulfill covenantal promises and sustain life
Source Gloss
the Almighty
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
God as all-sufficient provider; emphasizes divine power to fulfill covenantal promises and sustain life
the Almighty BDB: sufficient Usage: Almighty.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
The all-powerful God.
Showing 1 selected witness from 48 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שַׁדַּי is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Destruction comes from the Almighty, underscoring divine power behind the event. Isaiah 13:1-8
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain