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Shaddai

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7706

שַׁדַּי

shad.day — Almighty

Shaddai, the Almighty (God) Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) This name means almighty, most powerful

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H295

אֲחִיעֶ֫זֶר

a.chi.e.zer — Ahiezer

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.12; son of: Ammishaddai (H5996) § Ahiezer = "my brother is help" 1) a Danite chief who assisted Moses 2) a Danite chief, one of David's heroes

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5996

עַמִּישַׁדָּ֑י

am.mi.shad.day — Ammishaddai

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.12; father of: Ahiezer (H0295) § Ammishaddai = "my kinsman is Almighty" father of Ahiezer, prince of the tribe of Dan at the time of the exodus

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6701

צוּרִישַׁדָּ֑י

tsu.ri.shad.day — Zurishaddai

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.6; father of: Shelumiel (H8017) § Zurishaddai = "my rock is almighty" father of Shelumiel, the chief of the Simeonites at the time of the exodus

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8017

שְׁלֻמִיאֵל

she.lu.mi.el — Shelumiel

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.6; son of: Zurishaddai (H6701) § Shelumiel = "friend of God" son of Zurishaddai and prince of the tribe of Simeon at the time of the exodus

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Historical dictionary entry

The Omnipotent, the name of God in frequent use in the Hebrew Scriptures, generally translated “the Almighty.”

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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