("ALMIGHTY".) (See GOD.) Gesenius derives from shad , shaadad , "to be strong." Isaiah 13:6 plays on similar sounds, "destruction from the Almighty," shod ("devastating tempest") from Shadday . Rashi and the Talmud (Chagiga, 12, section 1) from sh "He who is," and day "allsufficient."
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