What does כַּשְׂדִּי (kašĕdiy) mean in the Bible?
כַּשְׂדִּי (kašĕdiy): Ethnic and professional identity merged: Chaldean denotes both ancestry and the proverbial astrologer-wise man stereotype.
Hebrew · H3778
כַּשְׂדִּי
A Kasdite , or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
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כַּשְׂדִּי H3778
Pronunciation kašĕdiy
What does כַּשְׂדִּי (kašĕdiy) mean in the Bible?
כַּשְׂדִּי (kašĕdiy): Ethnic and professional identity merged: Chaldean denotes both ancestry and the proverbial astrologer-wise man stereotype.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3778?
The BSB source-word alignment has 80 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the Chaldeans (36), the Chaldeans (20), and the Chaldeans (2), and though the Chaldeans (2), Chaldea (2).
Where does כַּשְׂדִּי (kašĕdiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 11:28. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (46), 2 Kings (8), Ezekiel (8), Isaiah (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of the Chaldeans 36× Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 25:5
the Chaldeans 20× 2 Kings 25:13, 2 Kings 25:26, Job 1:17, Jeremiah 21:9
and the Chaldeans 2× Jeremiah 21:4, Jeremiah 32:29
and though the Chaldeans 2× 2 Kings 25:4, Jeremiah 52:7
Chaldea 2× Jeremiah 50:10, Ezekiel 16:29
in Chaldea 2× Ezekiel 23:15, Ezekiel 23:16
of Chaldea 2× Jeremiah 51:24, Jeremiah 51:35
and astrologers 1× Daniel 2:2
and Chaldeans 1× 2 Kings 25:25
and to the Chaldeans 1× Jeremiah 22:25
and when the Chaldeans 1× Jeremiah 37:5
as well as the Chaldean 1× Jeremiah 41:3
Chaldean 1× 2 Kings 24:2
Chaldeans 1× Isaiah 23:13
even the Chaldeans 1× Isaiah 43:14
from the Chaldeans 1× Isaiah 48:20
Then the astrologers 1× Daniel 2:4
Then the Chaldeans 1× Jeremiah 37:8
to Chaldea 1× Ezekiel 11:24
When the Chaldean 1× Jeremiah 37:11
will be against the Chaldeans 1× Isaiah 48:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 11:28 כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ to of the Chaldeans Noun - proper - masculine plural Genesis 11:31 כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים to of the Chaldeans Noun - proper - masculine plural Genesis 15:7 כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים to of the Chaldeans Noun - proper - masculine plural 2 Kings 24:2 כַשְׂדִּים֩ to Chaldean Noun - proper - masculine plural 2 Kings 25:4 וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים to and though the Chaldeans Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural 2 Kings 25:5 כַּשְׂדִּים֙ to of the Chaldeans Noun - proper - masculine plural 2 Kings 25:10 כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים to of the Chaldeans Noun - proper - masculine plural 2 Kings 25:13 כַשְׂדִּ֑ים to the Chaldeans Noun - proper - masculine plural 2 Kings 25:24 הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים to of the Chaldeans Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 2 Kings 25:25 הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים to and Chaldeans Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 11:28
Aligned rows 80
Books represented 10
Genesis 3 2 Kings 8 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 1 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 46 Ezekiel 8 Daniel 4 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים 13x hak·kaś·dîm 2 Kings 25:25, Jeremiah 21:4, Jeremiah 33:5, Jeremiah 35:11
כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים 8x kaś·dîm Nehemiah 9:7, Isaiah 13:19, Isaiah 47:1, Isaiah 47:5
כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ 6x kaś·dîm Genesis 11:28, Isaiah 48:14, Jeremiah 50:25, Jeremiah 51:54
כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים 5x kaś·dîm Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 25:10, Jeremiah 52:14, Ezekiel 12:13
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים 4x hak·kaś·dîm 2 Kings 25:24, Jeremiah 32:4, Jeremiah 37:9, Jeremiah 40:9
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים 4x hak·kaś·dîm Jeremiah 32:5, Jeremiah 37:13, Jeremiah 39:8, Jeremiah 41:3
כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים 4x kaś·dîm Jeremiah 24:5, Jeremiah 50:8, Jeremiah 50:35, Ezekiel 1:3
הַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ 3x hak·kaś·dîm Jeremiah 32:24, Jeremiah 38:2, Jeremiah 43:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine plural 36x Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, 2 Kings 24:2
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 32x 2 Kings 25:24, 2 Kings 25:25, Jeremiah 21:4, Jeremiah 21:9
Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Jeremiah 50:10, Jeremiah 51:24, Jeremiah 51:35, Ezekiel 23:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural 3x 2 Kings 25:4, Isaiah 43:14, Jeremiah 52:7
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 3x Ezekiel 11:24, Ezekiel 16:29, Ezekiel 23:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural 1x Daniel 2:2
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 48:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ethnic and professional identity merged: Chaldean denotes both ancestry and the proverbial astrologer-wise man stereotype.
Source Gloss
a Kasdite , or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
Extended definition
Ethnic and professional identity merged: Chaldean denotes both ancestry and the proverbial astrologer-wise man stereotype.
Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
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Biblical Witnesses
Military power and empire against which God's people are called to flee
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Word Origins
כַּשְׂדִּי is built from this root:
כֶּשֶׂד H3777
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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
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