Hebrew · el shah-DAI
El Shaddai
אֵל שַׁדַּי
God Almighty — the All-Sufficient One
Symbol: The mountain — unshakable sufficiency and nourishing strength
“I am El Shaddai — God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.”
Genesis 17:1
God introduced Himself as El Shaddai to a ninety-nine-year-old man with no son. The name means: My power is not limited by your impossibility.
What the name means
Shaddai is linked by many scholars to the word for breast — God as the One who nourishes, satisfies and supplies without running dry.
It is the name of the promise-keeper who works after the deadline has passed: Abraham's body was as good as dead, and El Shaddai made him a father of nations.
El Shaddai answers the fear that God has enough power but not enough left for you.
How to pray this name
- Pray this name over barren, delayed, and 'too late' places.
- Speak it when your resources are exhausted: 'El Shaddai, You are more than enough.'
El Shaddai, God Almighty, You are more than enough for what I cannot carry. Do the impossible after my strength has ended. In the Mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.
Declaration
El Shaddai is my supply — I am not limited by what I have, but by nothing at all.
Study further
Genesis 35:11 · Psalm 91:1 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 · Romans 4:19-21