כשדי/א
𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉/𐤀
khshdy
Chaldeans
(Aramaic) corresponding to כַּשְׂדִּי; a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologer; Chaldean.
Daniel 2:10 · Word #2
Lexicon H3779
| Lemma | כַּשְׂדַּי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Kasday |
| Strong's | H3779 |
| In-context | Chaldeans |
Morphology ANgmsd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | g — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin) |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
SIBI-P1 H3779-05
the Kasdite man (m.s.) / the Kasdite men (m.pl.)
| Root | כשד (k-š-d) |
| Core Meanings | Kasd, Chaldea, Chaldean people, eastern Mesopotamian tribal identity |
| Semantic Range | A member of the Kasd (Chaldean) people; an inhabitant of Chaldea; by extension in later usage, a court sage, astrologer, or member of a learned class associated with Babylon. |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical literature, the Kasdite people are linked with Babylonian power and exile. In Aramaic sections (e.g., Daniel), the term can denote both ethnic Chaldeans and a class of royal advisors, highlighting the association between Mesopotamian identity and specialized wisdom traditions. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic gentilic noun (ethnic designation) from כשד. The forms attested are masculine singular and masculine plural in the determined (emphatic) state, functioning substantivally as an ethnic identifier. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "Kasdite" preserves the ethnic name directly from the consonantal root כשד rather than substituting the later Greek-derived "Chaldean." The forms in the data are masculine singular and masculine plural in the determined state, so the English reflects a singular "man" and plural "men" to maintain grammatical gender and number. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כשד (Kasd, Chaldea, Chaldean people, eastern Mesopotamian tribal identity)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3778-01 |
hakasedim | the Kasdites |
H3679-01 |
kasedaah | the Kasdite |
H3779-01 |
kasedaey | my Chaldean(s) |
Word Usage (13 occurrences of H3779)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:5 | ל/כשדי/א | lkhshdy | to the Chaldeans |
| Daniel 2:5 | לְ/כַשְׂדָּאֵ֔/י | lekhasedaey | to the Chaldeans |
| Daniel 2:10 | כשדי/א | khshdy | Chaldeans |