The meaning of “כּוּשׁ”

Understanding Kûwsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H3568

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

כּוּשׁ

Phonetickoosh

TransliterationKûwsh

Grammar Code

N:N--L

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

probably of foreign origin Chush, Cush, Ethiopia. - § Cush = "black" - Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory - also of an Israelite n pr m 1) a Benjamite mentioned only in the title of Ps 7:1 2) the son of Ham and grandson of Noah and the progenitor of the southernmost peoples located in Africa 3) the peoples descended from Cush n pr loc 4) the land occupied by the descendants of Cush located around the southern parts of the Nile (Ethiopia)

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

30 total references

Reference	Text
Genesis 10:7	“And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.”
1 Chronicles 1:9	“And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.”
Job 28:19	“The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.”
Isaiah 20:5	“And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.”
Ezekiel 30:5	“Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

30x

Most Frequent Book

Isaiah

Book Distribution

Genesis4

2 Kings1

1 Chronicles3

Esther2

Job1

Psalms3

Isaiah8

Jeremiah1

Ezekiel5

Nahum1

Zephaniah1

Devotional Reflection

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