Kasdiy <03778>
ydsk Kasdiy (occasionally with enclitic) hmydsk Kasdiymah
| Pronunciation | : | kas-dee' kas-dee'-maw |
| Origin | : | from 03777 (only in the plur.), Greek 5466 Xaldaiov |
| Reference | : | - |
| PrtSpch | : | n pr (noun proper) |
| In Hebrew | : | Mydvk 38, Mydvkh 32, hmydvk 3, Mydvkw 3, *Mydvk {Myydvk} 2, Mydvkm 1, Mydvklw 1 |
| In NET | : | Babylonians 36, Babylonian 16, Babylonia 10, Chaldeans 10, Babylon 2, Babylonian soldiers 2, Chaldea 2, wise men 2 |
| In AV | : | Chaldeans 59, Chaldees 14, Chaldea 7 |
| Count | : | 80 |
| 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)
(occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah {kas-dee'- maw}; towards the Kasdites: KJV -- into Chaldea), patronymically from 3777 (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: KJV -- Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea. |
| Related Greek | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Babylonia (NET) Babylonian (NET) Babylonians (NET) Chaldea (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) Chaldean (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV) Chaldeans (NET, NASB, NIV, NRSV) |
