The Etymology of Šadday
Despite many proposals for the etymology of “Šadday/Shaddai,” the form of the name as we have it requires deriving it from √šdd “to destroy.” It thus originally meant “Destroyer.”
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2024, Volume: 74, Issue: 2, Pages: 297-302 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Name of God
/ shaday
/ to destroy
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism HH Archaeology |
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| Summary: | Despite many proposals for the etymology of “Šadday/Shaddai,” the form of the name as we have it requires deriving it from √šdd “to destroy.” It thus originally meant “Destroyer.” |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-bja10132 |