| Strong#: | 3778 // ydsk Kasdiy (occasionally with enclitic) hmydsk Kasdiymah |
| Orig: | n pr // from \\03777\\ (only in the plur.), Greek \\5466\\ \~Xaldaiov\~ |
| NASB: | ==>Chaldea(7), Chaldeans(71), Chaldeans'(1), Chaldees(1). |
| AV=80 | ==>Chaldeans 59, Chaldees 14, Chaldea 7 |
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| Definition: | Chaldea or Chaldeans = "clod-breakers"
n pr loc
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)
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| NASB: | a region of S. Bab. and its inhab. |
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