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To: TigerClaws

What is interesting is that “God Almighty”, from the Hebrew Do Shaddai, is translated by some as “ the breasty one”, as in He sustains us completely as a nursing mother sustains her child’s life.

El Shaddai in the Septuagint: theou saddai - God Shaddai; pantokratôr (for Shaddai) - the Almighty

Meaning and Derivation: El is another name that is translated as “God” and can be used in conjunction with other words to designate various aspects of God’s character. Another word much like Shaddai, and from which many believe it derived, is shad meaning “breast” in Hebrew (some other scholars believe that the name is derived from an Akkadian word Šadu, meaning “mountain,” suggesting strength and power). This refers to God completely nourishing, satisfying, and supplying His people with all their needs as a mother would her child. Connected with the word for God, El, this denotes a God who freely gives nourishment and blessing, He is our sustainer. https://www.blueletterbible.org/search/search.cfm?Criteria=God+almighty&t=KJV&ss=1#s=s_primary_0_1


4 posted on 06/27/2023 10:08:53 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)Xvg)
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To: Flaming Conservative

El Shaddai, not Do Shaddai.


6 posted on 06/27/2023 10:45:47 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)Xvg)
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To: Flaming Conservative
False etymology, with all due respect. Shaddai derives from the Hebrew word shadad, whose root meaning is to be burly (i.e. both large and strong). It is unrelated to shad for breast.
10 posted on 06/28/2023 12:39:40 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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