כַּשְׂדִּי

Strong’s Definition

a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people

Etymology & Derivation

(occasionally with enclitic) כַּשְׂדִּימָה; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from H3777 (כֶּשֶׂד) (only in the plural);

KJV Usage

Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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
• 3.those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Kasdîy; Pronunciation: kas-dee'