What does כּוּשׁ (kûš) mean in the Bible?
כּוּשׁ (kûš) is a Hebrew word meaning "Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite".
Hebrew · H3568
כּוּשׁ
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
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כּוּשׁ H3568
Pronunciation kûš
What does כּוּשׁ (kûš) mean in the Bible?
כּוּשׁ (kûš) is a Hebrew word meaning "Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3568?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Cush (14), of Cush (11), from Cush (2), and Cush (1), in Cush (1).
Where does כּוּשׁ (kûš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 2:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (8), Ezekiel (5), Genesis (4), 1 Chronicles (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Cush 14× Genesis 10:6, Genesis 10:8, 1 Chronicles 1:8, 1 Chronicles 1:10
of Cush 11× Genesis 2:13, Genesis 10:7, 2 Kings 19:9, 1 Chronicles 1:9
from Cush 2× Job 28:19, Isaiah 11:11
and Cush 1× Isaiah 20:3
in Cush 1× Ezekiel 30:4
Those who made Cush 1× Isaiah 20:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:13 כּֽוּשׁ׃ to of Cush Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 10:6 כּ֥וּשׁ to Cush Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 10:7 כ֔וּשׁ to of Cush Noun - proper - masculine singular Genesis 10:8 וְכ֖וּשׁ to Cush Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 19:9 כּוּשׁ֙ to of Cush Noun - proper - feminine singular 1 Chronicles 1:8 כּ֥וּשׁ to Cush Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 1:9 כ֔וּשׁ to of Cush Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 1:10 וְכ֖וּשׁ to Cush Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Esther 1:1 כּ֔וּשׁ to Cush Noun - proper - feminine singular Esther 8:9 כּ֗וּשׁ to Cush Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 2:13
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 11
Genesis 4 2 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 3 Esther 2 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 5 Nahum 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
כּ֥וּשׁ 6x kūš Genesis 10:6, 1 Chronicles 1:8, Psalms 68:31, Isaiah 43:3
כּֽוּשׁ׃ 3x kūš Genesis 2:13, Isaiah 20:3, Ezekiel 29:10
וְכ֖וּשׁ 2x wə·ḵūš Genesis 10:8, 1 Chronicles 1:10
כ֔וּשׁ 2x ḵūš Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9
כּוּשׁ֙ 2x kūš 2 Kings 19:9, Isaiah 37:9
כּ֑וּשׁ 2x kūš Job 28:19, Psalms 87:4
כּ֣וּשׁ 2x kūš Ezekiel 30:5, Ezekiel 30:9
בְּכ֔וּשׁ 1x bə·ḵūš Ezekiel 30:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 21x Genesis 2:13, Genesis 10:6, 2 Kings 19:9, Esther 1:1
Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x Genesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:8, 1 Chronicles 1:9, Psalms 7:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x Genesis 10:8, 1 Chronicles 1:10
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 11:11
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 30:4
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 20:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
Source Gloss
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
Extended definition
Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Region south of Egypt, associated with powerful distant peoples.
Showing 1 selected witness from 30 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
כּוּשׁ is of foreign origin - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
The oracle extends God’s sovereign reach beyond immediate neighbors. Isaiah 18:1-7
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain