Chaldee

/ kælˈdiː /

noun

1. a nontechnical term for Biblical Aramaic, which was once believed to be the language of the ancient Chaldeans
2. the actual language of the ancient Chaldeans See also Chaldean
3. an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea; a Chaldean

Example Sentences

The washing-book was a teaser, the items being apparently entered in Chaldee, but we stumbled through it at last.

From Project Gutenberg

It is written partly in Hebrew and partly in Chaldee; this has led some to conclude that it is the work of different hands.

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But the Chaldee paraphrase, translated by Paulus Fagius, hath otherwise expressed it.

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His predecessors had employed a mixture of Hebrew and Chaldee as the medium of their communications.

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He preferred, however, to make use of the Hebrew and Chaldee languages, and had no taste for Arabic literature.

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