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El Shaddai

El Shaddai proper noun: epithet of Yahweh, usually translated as "God Almighty", though the exact meaning of "Shaddai" remains uncertain.

Proper noun

El Shaddai

  1. Epithet of Yahweh, usually translated as "God Almighty", though the exact meaning of "Shaddai" remains uncertain.

Origin of El Shaddai

Borrowed from Hebrew אֵל שַׁדַּי (ʼĒl Šadạy, “God Almighty”).

Questions about El Shaddai

What does El Shaddai mean?
El Shaddai means epithet of Yahweh, usually translated as "God Almighty", though the exact meaning of "Shaddai" remains uncertain.
What part of speech is El Shaddai?
El Shaddai is a proper noun.

Words near El Shaddai in the dictionary

  1. El Salvadoran
  2. El Salvadorans
  3. El Sauce
  4. El Segundo
  5. El Sereno
  6. El Shaddai
  7. El Sobrante
  8. el stupido
  9. El Taref
  10. El Tel
  11. El Tri

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