H3778

כשדימה

כשדימה
kashadayamah

Proper locative noun · Chaldea or Chaldeans = "clod-breakers"

(occasionally with enclitic) כשדימה 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).

Outline

  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)

Usages (2/2)

Jeremiah 51:4

Breakdown

Land of the Chaldeans: Babylon (Isaiah 47:1), hence America. Chaldeans were masters of witchcraft and sorceries, just like modern-day Babylon

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Habakkuk 1:6

Breakdown

Chaldeans Were the wise men (magicians, prognosticators, etc) of the Ancient Babylon Empire. Today they represent the "wise men" of Esau.

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