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almighty

kun dbang / 

[lit. all power; Heb. shaddai]

Biblical: a name of God whose root meaning is uncertain, but usually translated "almighty"; one who has all power: nga ni dkon mchog kun dbang yin/  I am God Almighty (Gen. 17:1), kun dbang ldan pa'i gtso bo dkon mchog the Lord God Almighty (2 Sam. 5:10 NTV), nga ni khyod kyi yab tu gyur/,,zhes kun dbang gi gtso bos bka' stsal lo/  I will be a Father to you, says the Lord Almighty (2 Cor. 6:18).