The meaning of “כַּסְדַּי”
Understanding Kaçday reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
for כַּשְׂדִּי Chaldean. - § Chaldean = see Chaldea "clod-breakers" - {a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed - by implicatio...
כַּסְדַּי
for כַּשְׂדִּי Chaldean. - § Chaldean = see Chaldea "clod-breakers" - {a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed - by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended) - also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people} 1) a group of people usually associated with the area around Babylonia 2) the learned class of priests, magicians, or astronomers
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 5:12 | “But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.” Word: כַּסְדַּי (Kaçday) |