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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What does כַּשְׂדִּי (kašĕdiy) mean in the Bible?
כַּשְׂדִּי (kašĕdiy) is a Hebrew word meaning "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.
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Meaning
Ethnic and professional identity merged: Chaldean denotes both ancestry and the proverbial astrologer-wise man stereotype.
Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
Grammatical Forms
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Biblical Occurrences
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Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.