כַּשְׂדִּים

kas.diNounH3778

Chaldea

From: (occasionally with enclitic) כַּשְׂדִּימָה; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from H3777 (כֶּשֶׂד) (only in the plural);

Short Definition

a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people

Full Lexicon Entry

§ Chaldea or Chaldeans = "clod-breakers" 1) a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian ) the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris 3) those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--LG

DescriptionN:N--LG

Occurrences

80 times

Appears 80 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah
46
2 Kings
8
Ezk
8
Isaiah
7
Daniel
4

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 36:17
  • Ezk 16:29
  • Jeremiah 21:4
  • Jeremiah 37:9
  • Jeremiah 50:1

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.