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כּוּשׁ

Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite

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כּוּשׁH3568
Pronunciationkûš

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".

Full entry for כּוּשׁ (H3568) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

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".

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
Cush14×Genesis 10:6, Genesis 10:8, 1 Chronicles 1:8, 1 Chronicles 1:10
of Cush11×Genesis 2:13, Genesis 10:7, 2 Kings 19:9, 1 Chronicles 1:9
from Cush2×Job 28:19, Isaiah 11:11
and Cush1×Isaiah 20:3
in Cush1×Ezekiel 30:4
Those who made Cush1×Isaiah 20:5
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 2:13כּֽוּשׁ׃toof CushNoun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 10:6כּ֥וּשׁtoCushNoun - proper - feminine singularGenesis 10:7כ֔וּשׁtoof CushNoun - proper - masculine singularGenesis 10:8וְכ֖וּשׁtoCushConjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular2 Kings 19:9כּוּשׁ֙toof CushNoun - proper - feminine singular1 Chronicles 1:8כּ֥וּשׁtoCushNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 1:9כ֔וּשׁtoof CushNoun - proper - masculine singular1 Chronicles 1:10וְכ֖וּשׁtoCushConjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularEsther 1:1כּ֔וּשׁtoCushNoun - proper - feminine singularEsther 8:9כּ֗וּשׁtoCushNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 2:13
Aligned rows30
Books represented11
Genesis42 Kings11 Chronicles3Esther2Job1Psalms3Isaiah8Jeremiah1Ezekiel5Nahum1Zephaniah1
Source forms
כּ֥וּשׁ6xkūšGenesis 10:6, 1 Chronicles 1:8, Psalms 68:31, Isaiah 43:3
כּֽוּשׁ׃3xkūšGenesis 2:13, Isaiah 20:3, Ezekiel 29:10
וְכ֖וּשׁ2xwə·ḵūšGenesis 10:8, 1 Chronicles 1:10
כ֔וּשׁ2xḵūšGenesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:9
כּוּשׁ֙2xkūš2 Kings 19:9, Isaiah 37:9
כּ֑וּשׁ2xkūšJob 28:19, Psalms 87:4
כּ֣וּשׁ2xkūšEzekiel 30:5, Ezekiel 30:9
בְּכ֔וּשׁ1xbə·ḵūšEzekiel 30:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular21xGenesis 2:13, Genesis 10:6, 2 Kings 19:9, Esther 1:1
Noun - proper - masculine singular4xGenesis 10:7, 1 Chronicles 1:8, 1 Chronicles 1:9, Psalms 7:1
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular2xGenesis 10:8, 1 Chronicles 1:10
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xIsaiah 11:11
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xEzekiel 30:4
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular1xIsaiah 20:5
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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