כַּשְׂדִּימָה
Transliteration
kaśdîmâ
Pronunciation
kas-dee'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Chaldea or Chaldeans = "clod-breakers"
Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: כשדימה (Strongs) כשדים (Gesenius) כשדי (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

כַּשְׂדִּי Kasdîy, kas-dee'; (occasionally with enclitic) כַּשְׂדִּימָה Kasdîymâh; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from H3777 (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people:—Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x

The KJV translates Strong's H3778 in the following manner: Chaldeans (59x), Chaldees (14x), Chaldea (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x
The KJV translates Strong's H3778 in the following manner: Chaldeans (59x), Chaldees (14x), Chaldea (7x).

  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)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כַּשְׂדִּי Kasdîy, kas-dee'; (occasionally with enclitic) כַּשְׂדִּימָה Kasdîymâh; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from H3777 (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people:—Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea).
STRONGS H3778: Abbreviations
† כַּשְׂדִּים proper name, of a people and territory Kasdim = Chaldeans, Chaldea, Χαλδαῖοι and (Jeremiah 50:10) ἡ Χαλδαία (Assyrian (mat) Kaldu, Kaldû from earlier (Babylonian) form [* Kašdu] — š before dental becoming l, DlPar 128 f.200f.; Assyrian Gr. § 51, 3; SchrKGF 94ff.; COT on Genesis 11:28); —
1. Chaldeans:
a. people dwelling on lower Euphrates and Tigris; in proper name, of a location אוּר כ׳ Genesis 11:28 (J), Genesis 11:31 (P), Genesis 15:7 (J), Nehemiah 9:7.
b. especially the people ruled by Nebuchadrezzar; — כ׳ Jeremiah 37:10; 39:5; Ezekiel 23:23; 2 Kings 24:2; 25:4, 25:5, 25:10, 25:13 = Jeremiah 52:7, 52:8, 52:14, 52:17 (2 Kings 24:5; 24:10 — Jeremiah 39:5, 8), 2 Kings 25:26; Isaiah 13:19; 43:14; 48:14,48:20; Job 1:17; Kt. כַּשְׂדִּיִּים Ezekiel 23:14; 2 Chronicles 36:17; הַכּ׳ Jeremiah 21:4, 21:9; 22:25; 32:4, 32:5, 32:24, 32:25, 32:28, 32:29, 32:43; 33:5; 35:11; 37:5, 37:8, 37:9, 37:11, 37:13,37:14; 38:2, 38:18, 38:19, 38:23; 39:8; 40:9, 40:10; 41:3, 41:18; 43:3; 50:35; Habakkuk 1:6; 2 Kings 25:24, 25:25; בַּתכֿ׳ Isaiah 47:1; 47:5 = Babylon (in dirge); אֶרֶץ כ׳ ἡ γῆ Χαλδαίων on locality see Schr Dll.c.) Jeremiah 24:5; 25:12; 50:1, 50:8, 50:25, 50:45; 51:4, 51:54; Ezekiel 1:3; 12:3, also Isaiah 23:13 (inauthentic, Di Che; read כְּנַעֲנִים Ew Schr, or כִּתִּים Du); סֵפֶר וּלְשׂוֺן כ׳ Daniel 1:4; מַלְכוּת כ׳ Daniel 9:1.
c. Chaldeans, as learned class, skilled in interpretations Daniel 2:2 (+ חַרְטֻמִּים אַשָּׁפִים מְכַשְּׁפִים), Daniel 2:4.
2. Chaldea, וְהָֽיְתָה כַּשְׂדִּים לְשָׁלָל Jeremiah 50:10 and Chaldea shall be despoiled; יוֺשְׁבֵי כ׳ Jeremiah 51:24, 51:35; כַּשְׂדִּים אֶרֶץ מוֺלַדְתָּם Ezekiel 23:15; with ה locative: כַּשְׂדִּ֫ימָה Ezekiel 11:24; 16:29; 23:16.

See related Aramaic H3779.
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Genesis

Genesis 11:28; Genesis 11:28; Genesis 11:31; Genesis 15:7

2 Kings

2 Kings 24:2; 2 Kings 24:5; 2 Kings 24:10; 2 Kings 25:4; 2 Kings 25:5; 2 Kings 25:10; 2 Kings 25:13; 2 Kings 25:24; 2 Kings 25:25; 2 Kings 25:26

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 36:17

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:7

Job

Job 1:17

Isaiah

Isaiah 13:19; Isaiah 23:13; Isaiah 43:14; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 47:5; Isaiah 48:14; Isaiah 48:20

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 21:4; Jeremiah 21:9; Jeremiah 22:25; Jeremiah 24:5; Jeremiah 25:12; Jeremiah 32:4; Jeremiah 32:5; Jeremiah 32:24; Jeremiah 32:25; Jeremiah 32:28; Jeremiah 32:29; Jeremiah 32:43; Jeremiah 33:5; Jeremiah 35:11; Jeremiah 37:5; Jeremiah 37:8; Jeremiah 37:9; Jeremiah 37:10; Jeremiah 37:11; Jeremiah 37:13; Jeremiah 37:14; Jeremiah 38:2; Jeremiah 38:18; Jeremiah 38:19; Jeremiah 38:23; Jeremiah 39:5; Jeremiah 39:5; Jeremiah 39:8; Jeremiah 39:8; Jeremiah 40:9; Jeremiah 40:10; Jeremiah 41:3; Jeremiah 41:18; Jeremiah 43:3; Jeremiah 50:1; Jeremiah 50:8; Jeremiah 50:10; Jeremiah 50:10; Jeremiah 50:25; Jeremiah 50:35; Jeremiah 50:45; Jeremiah 51:4; Jeremiah 51:24; Jeremiah 51:35; Jeremiah 51:54; Jeremiah 52:7; Jeremiah 52:8; Jeremiah 52:14; Jeremiah 52:17

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:3; Ezekiel 11:24; Ezekiel 12:3; Ezekiel 16:29; Ezekiel 23:14; Ezekiel 23:15; Ezekiel 23:16; Ezekiel 23:23

Daniel

Daniel 1:4; Daniel 2:2; Daniel 2:4; Daniel 9:1

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:6