(thanks El Shaddai) Poem by Clinton Siegle

El Shaddai (Hebrew: אֵל שַׁדַּי, IPA: [el ʃadˈdaj]) or just Shaddai is one of the names of the God of Israel. El Shaddai is conventionally translated into English as God Almighty (Deus Omnipotens in Latin) , but its original meaning is unclear. While the translation of El as " God" or " Lord" in the Ugaritic / Canaanite language is straightforward, the literal meaning of Shaddai is the subject of debate. The form of the phrase El Shaddai fits the pattern of the divine names in the Ancient Near East, exactly as is the case with names like " ‘El Olam" , " ‘El Elyon" or " ‘El Betel" .[1] As such, El Shaddai can convey several different semantic relations between the two words, among t