Daniel 3:8:6Dan.3.8.W6TAB
כַּשְׂדָּאִ֑ין
kasdaheen
“Chaldeans”
- Transliteration
- kas-dah-EEN
- Extended
- kas-dah-EEN
- IPA
- /kasdaːˈʔiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Chaldeans
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kas-dah-EEN
- phraseyour reading level
goov-RIN kas-dah-EEN
- clause
kol-ko-VEL de-NA beh-zim-NA ke-ri-VU goov-RIN kas-dah-EEN
- sentence
kol-ko-VEL de-NA beh-zim-NA ke-ri-VU goov-RIN kas-dah-EEN va-a-kha-LU kar-tsee-HON DI ye-hu-da-YEH
Exegesis
The Peal perfect kerivu {קְרִבוּ | ke-ri-VOO} “they approached” takes guvrin kasda’in {גֻּבְרִין כַּשְׂדָּאִין | guv-REEN kas-da-EEN} “Chaldean men” as its subject, specifying both gender and ethnicity.
Root and etymology
Rootk-s-d
“Chaldean”
In context — Daniel 3:8
Therefore, at that time, certain Chaldean men approached and brought charges against the Jews .
About this coordinate
Daniel 3:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Daniel 3:8, so the Hebrew word כַּשְׂדָּאִ֑ין (kasdaheen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.3.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.3.8.W6.S1) and character.