Isaiah 23:13:3Isa.23.13.W3TAB

כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים

kasdedim

“of the Chaldeans”

Transliteration: kas-de-DIM
Extended: kahs-deh-DEEM
IPA: /kaʃ.dəˈdiːm/

Meaning by language

English: of the Chaldeans

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

כַּ + שְׂ + דִּ֗ים

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kas + de + dim

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kasdedim

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
kas-de-DIM
phraseyour reading level
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM
clause
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM ZE ha-AM LO ha-YA a-SHUR ye-sa-DA le-tsi-YIM
sentence
HEN E-rets kas-de-DIM ZE ha-AM LO ha-YA a-SHUR ye-sa-DA le-tsi-YIM he-ki-MU be-khi-NA-yv va-khu-NA-yv o-re-RU ar-me-no-TE-ha sa-MA le-map-pe-LA

Exegesis

The verse begins with the discourse marker hen {הֵן | hên} ‘behold,’ introducing attention to eretz kasdim {אֶרֶץ כַּשְׂדִּים | ʾe-reṣ ka-sə-dîm} ‘land of the Chaldeans.’

Root and etymology

כ–שׁ–ד

“Chaldeans, Mesopotamian tribe”

In context — Isaiah 23:13

Behold, the land of the Chaldeans —this people did not exist; Assyria founded it for desert creatures, they set up its watchtowers, they stripped her palaces , and made it a ruin.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 23:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 23:13, so the Hebrew word כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים (kasdedim) 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 Isa.23.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.13.W3.S1) and character.

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