What does כַּשְׂדִּי · Χαλδαῖος mean in the Bible?
כַּשְׂדִּי · Χαλδαῖος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the ruling ethnic group associated with Babylonian power".
Hebrew · H3778, G5466
כַּשְׂדִּים
A Kasdite , or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people · a Chaldæan (i.e. Kasdi), or native or the region of the lower Euphrates
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כַּשְׂדִּי H3778 a Kasdite , or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
Pronunciation kašĕdiy
Ethnic and professional identity merged: Chaldean denotes both ancestry and the proverbial astrologer-wise man stereotype.
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Χαλδαῖος G5466 a Chaldæan (i.e. Kasdi), or native or the region of the lower Euphrates
Pronunciation Chaldaîos
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What does כַּשְׂדִּים (Kasdim) mean in the Bible?
כַּשְׂדִּי · Χαλδαῖος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "the ruling ethnic group associated with Babylonian power".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3778, G5466?
H3778, G5466 is connected to 82 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. the ruling ethnic group associated with Babylonian power
Strong's H3778, G5466
Lexical occurrences 82 verses Source Gloss
the ruling ethnic group associated with Babylonian power
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כַּשְׂדִּים is built from this root:
כֶּשֶׂד H3777
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain