Quick Definition
Chaldean
Strong's Definition
a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologer
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי);
KJV Usage: Chaldean.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Chaldean = "clod breakers"
1) the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris
2) those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Group of kas.di (כַּשְׂדִּים "Chaldea" H3778)
§ Chaldean = "clod breakers"
1) a territory in lower Mesopotamia bordering on the Persian Gulf
2) the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris
3) those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כַּשְׂדַּי (Aramaic)
kaśday
BDB Definition:
Chaldean = clod breakers
1) the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris
2) those persons considered the wisest in the land (by extension)
Part of Speech: noun masculine patrial
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: corresponding to H3778
Total KJV Occurrences: 17