Strong’s Hebrew • Proper Name / Divine Title, Masculine
H7706: Shaddai
שַׁדַּיPronounced: /shad-dah-ee/ • Related to shad (breast/nourisher) or shadad (almighty overpowerer)
Short Definition: Almighty, All-Sufficient One
Exhaustive Lexicon Definition & Theological Meaning
The Almighty; God as the all-powerful and all-nourishing Provider who sustains His covenant partners through impossible circumstances.
Brown-Driver-Briggs / Thayer Exegesis:
BDB: Almighty, the Omnipotent One who supplies all need and protects from harm.
KJV Translation Usage
Almighty (48x)
Total Biblical Occurrences
48 Times
Asante Twi Equivalent
Otumfoɔ Nyankopɔn
Key Biblical Occurrences
H7706 (שַׁדַּי) appears in these foundational scripture passages:
Psalm 91:1Genesis 17:1Exodus 6:3Ruth 1:20