Strong H35684 sensesכּוּשׁ

Meaning of the name

The 4 senses of Strong H3568

The lexicon tells 4 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H3568 appears in 29 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. CushH3568AAncient region in Africa; associated with Egypt and Babylon23 verses · 10 books
2. CushH3568GSon of Ham; father of Nimrod and other descendants6 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles
3. CushH3568BBenjamite mentioned in the title of Psalm 7Not in the KJV
4. EthiopiaH3568HCushNot in the KJV

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• ethiopia19
• cush7
• ethiopians3

First verses

1. Genesis 2:13
   And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
2. Genesis 10:6
   And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
3. 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.
4. Genesis 10:8
   And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
5. 2 Kings 19:9
   And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
6. 1 Chronicles 1:8
   The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
7. 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.
8. 1 Chronicles 1:10
   And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
9. Esther 1:1
   Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
10. Esther 8:9
    Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
11. Job 28:19
    The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
12. Psalms 68:31
    Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
13. Psalms 87:4
    I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
14. Isaiah 11:11
    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
15. Isaiah 18:1
    Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
16. Isaiah 20:3
    And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
17. Isaiah 20:4
    So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
18. Isaiah 20:5
    And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
19. Isaiah 37:9
    And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
20. Isaiah 43:3
    For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.