Genesis 15:7:8Gen.15.7.W8TAB
כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים
kasedim
“the Chaldeans”
- Transliteration
- ka-se-DIM
- Extended
- kah-seh-DEEM
- IPA
- /ka.sə.ˈdiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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 | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-se-DIM
- phraseyour reading level
me-UR ka-se-DIM
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ho-tse-TI-kha me-UR ka-se-DIM la-TET le-KHA et-ha-A-rets ha-ZOT le-rish-TAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV a-NI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ho-tse-TI-kha me-UR ka-se-DIM la-TET le-KHA et-ha-A-rets ha-ZOT le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase meur Kasdim {מֵאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים | mê-ʾûr kas-dîm} ‘from Ur of the Chaldeans’ anchors this act in concrete geography and history.
In context — Genesis 15:7
And He said to him, “I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess it.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 15:7, so the Hebrew word כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים (kasedim) 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 Gen.15.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.7.W8.S1) and character.