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כַּשְׂדַּי H3779

H3779 is the Hebrew word כַּשְׂדַּי, transliterated Kasday and said kas-dah'-ee. The King James Version most often renders it chaldeans.

Word: כַּשְׂדַּיTransliteration: KasdaySaid: kas-dah'-eeLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologer.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

chaldeans 7×

Strong's own list of renderings: Chaldean.

Verses using כַּשְׂדַּי

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Daniel 2:5 · KJV

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

Daniel 2:10 · KJV

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

Daniel 3:8 · KJV

Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

Daniel 4:7 · KJV

Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

Daniel 5:7 · KJV

The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

Daniel 5:11 · KJV

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

Daniel 5:30 · KJV

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3779 mean?

H3779 is the Hebrew word כַּשְׂדַּי (Kasday), meaning a Chaldaean or inhabitant of Chaldaea; by implication, a Magian or professional astrologer.

How is H3779 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it chaldeans (7 times).

How many times does H3779 appear in the Bible?

כַּשְׂדַּי (Kasday) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3779 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי).

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