כַּשְׂדַּי

Strong’s Definition

a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologer

Etymology & Derivation

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי);

KJV Usage

Chaldean.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.the inhabitants of chaldea, living on the lower euphrates and tigris
• 2.those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Kasday; Pronunciation: kas-dah'-ee