Complete Passuk
וַיְהִ֣י אַבְרָ֔ם בֶּן־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְתֵ֣שַׁע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֨א ה׳ אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֔י הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים׃
When Avram was ninety-nine years old, Hashem appeared to Avram and said to him: I am El Shaddai; walk before Me and be whole.
Chabad / Judaica Press
Source Citation
TT points to Reish Lakish: “I am El Shaddai” — I am He who said to My world “Enough.”
Core Text
Core Text
אָמַר רֵישׁ לָקִישׁ: מַאי דִּכְתִיב אֲנִי אֵל שַׁדַּי? אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא: אֲנִי הוּא שֶׁאָמַרְתִּי לְעוֹלָם דַּי.
English of Core Text: Reish Lakish said: What is written “I am El Shaddai”? The Holy One said: I am He who said to My world “Enough.”
On the daf / in context: The Name is read as containing the word “dai” (enough) — the moment creation was arrested from further expansion.
What Is Learned
El Shaddai encodes the divine “Enough” that set the world’s boundary.