Hebrew - English Dictionary
H3778 - Chaldea
| 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:
Chaldea |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Chaldea ( 7 )
Chaldeans ( 58 )
Chaldees ( 14 )
Levite ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.