Strong's H3568 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: כּוּשׁ (Kûwsh)

Pronunciation: koosh

POS: koosh Morph: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Exegesis: probably of foreign origin;

Definition: probably of foreign origin; Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite; Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.

KJV Usage: Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Cush = "black"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) a Benjamite mentioned only in the title of Ps 7:1
• 4. 2) the son of Ham and grandson of Noah and the progenitor of the southernmost peoples located in Africa
• 5. 3) the peoples descended from Cush
• 6. n pr loc
• 7. 4) the land occupied by the descendants of Cush located around the southern parts of the Nile (Ethiopia)

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