Strong's H3778 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: כַּשְׂדִּי (Kasdîy)

Pronunciation: kas-dee'

POS: kas-dee' Morph: n-pr-loc n-pr-m

Exegesis: (occasionally with enclitic) ; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from (only in the plural);

Definition: (occasionally with enclitic) כַּשְׂדִּימָה; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from כֶּשֶׂד (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people; Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.

KJV Usage: Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Chaldea or Chaldeans = "clod-breakers"
• 2. n pr loc
• 3. 1) a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf
• 4. n pr m
• 5. 2) the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris
• 6. 3) those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G5466

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