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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H3778 - Chaldees

Strong's No.:H3778

Hebrew:כַּשְׂדִּי

Transliteration:Kasdîy

Phonetic:kas-dee'

Word Origin:(Occasionally shown as the second form with enclitic, meaning towards the Kasdites), patronymic from H3777 (only in the plural)

Bible Usage:{Chaldeans} {Chaldees} inhabitants of Chaldea.

Strongs
Definition:

a {Kasdite} or descendant of Kesed; by implication a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people): into {Chaldea}) patronymicallyn.


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

Chaldea or Chaldeans = "clod-breakers" n pr loc

1. a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf n pr m

2. the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris

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


Bible References:
Chaldees

Translation
Occurrences:
Chaldea ( 7 )
Chaldeans ( 58 )
Chaldees ( 14 )
Levite ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.