Strongs Number: H3778
| Hebrew Word: | כַּשְׂדִּי |
| Transliteration: | Kasdîy |
| Phonetic: | kas-dee' |
| Part of Speech: | |
| 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. |
| BDB 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) |
| 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. |