Shadday שַׁדַּי

Shadday (Hebrew שַׁדַּי, Strong's H7706) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “Almighty”. It occurs 48 times in 48 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Names of God
• Omnipotence of God

Verses

Every verse with Shadday, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 17:1
  And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
• Genesis 28:3
  And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
• Genesis 35:11
  And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
• Genesis 43:14
  And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
• Genesis 48:3
  And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me
• Genesis 49:25
  Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

Exodus

• Exodus 6:3
  And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them.I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

Numbers

• Numbers 24:4
  He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:
• Numbers 24:16
  He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:the prophecy of one who hears the words of God, who has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who bows down with eyes wide open:

Ruth

• Ruth 1:20
  And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
• Ruth 1:21
  I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”

Job

• Job 5:17
  Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
• Job 6:4
  For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
• Job 6:14
  To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
• Job 8:3
  Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
• Job 8:5
  If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
• Job 11:7
  Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
• Job 13:3
  Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
• Job 15:25
  For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,
• Job 21:15
  What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
• Job 21:20
  His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.Let his eyes see his own destruction; let him drink for himself the wrath of the Almighty.
• Job 22:3
  Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
• Job 22:17
  Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
• Job 22:23
  If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
• Job 22:25
  Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
• Job 22:26
  For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
• Job 23:16
  For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
• Job 24:1
  Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days?“Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
• Job 27:2
  As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
• Job 27:10
  Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
• Job 27:11
  I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
• Job 27:13
  This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.This is the wicked man’s portion from God— the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.
• Job 29:5
  When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,
• Job 31:2
  For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?For what is the allotment of God from above, or the heritage from the Almighty on high?
• Job 31:35
  Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
• Job 32:8
  But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
• Job 33:4
  The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
• Job 34:10
  Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
• Job 34:12
  Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
• Job 35:13
  Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
• Job 37:23
  Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
• Job 40:2
  Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”

Psalms

• Psalm 68:14
  When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.
• Psalm 91:1
  He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 13:6
  Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 1:24
  And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
• Ezekiel 10:5
  And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.

Joel

• Joel 1:15
  Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).