כַּשְׂדָּ֑י
kas.day
H3679
N:N--LG
Hebrew
Chaldean
2
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1
Books
Hebrew
Language
kas.day identifies the Chaldean associated with Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, in Ezra 5:12.
The attested use identifies a Chaldean in the clause naming Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, as the one into whose hand the fathers were given.
Senses in use
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Chaldean designation · dominant
In Ezra 5:12, the determined masculine plural gentilic form occurs in the clause naming Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon; the APB renders the verse with “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean,” before describing the house's destruction and the people's removal to Babylon.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 5:12, the APB presents the term in the designation “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean.” The precise correspondence of each English element cannot be isolated further.