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Ammishaddai — the meaning of the Hebrew name עַמִּישַׁדַּי

עַמִּישַׁדַּי

ʻAmmîyshadday · pronounced am-mee-shad-dah'ee · Strong's H5996 · a man

Ammishaddai means people of (the) Almighty.

Built from

עַם ʻam (from, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit) open in the lexicon ›

שַׁדַּי Shadday (and, H7706) — the Almighty open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H5971 and H7706; people of (the) Almighty; Ammishaddai, an Israelite.

First appearance

Num 1:12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. (KJV)

Every verse that names Ammishaddai

5 occurrences in 5 verses — Numbers

Num 1:12Num 2:25Num 7:66Num 7:71Num 10:25

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