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Shaddai

5 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 0 references

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

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references
(the Mighty), an ancient name of God, rendered "Almighty" everywhere in the Authorized Version, is found in connection with el , "God," El Shaddai being then rendered "God Almighty." By the name or in the character of El-Shaddai God was known to the patriarchs, (Genesis 17:1; 28:3; 43:14; 48:3; 40:25) before the name Jehovah, in its full significance, was revealed. (Exodus 6:3) [GOD]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references

shad'-a-i, shad'-i.

See GOD, NAMES OF, II, 8.

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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