H3778Hebrewkaśdiym
כַּשְׂדִּי
Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
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Total Occurrences
10
Books
80
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1(n pr loc) a territory in lower mesopotamia bordering on the persian gulf
- 2(n pr m) the inhabitants of chaldea, living on the lower euphrates and tigris
- 3those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)
Etymology & Derivation
(occasionally with enclitic) כַּשְׂדִּימָה; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from H3777 (כֶּשֶׂד) (only in the plural);
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Kasdîy; Pronunciation: kas-dee'