Strong H3568H3568Gכּוּשׁ

Cush

Transliteration: kûsh
Pronunciation: koosh
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.6;
son of: Ham (H2526);
brother of: Canaan (H3667), Egypt (H4714) and Put (H6316);
father of: Seba (H5434), Havilah (H2341H), Sabtah (H5454), Raamah (H7484), Sabteca (H5455) and Nimrod (H5248)

Meaning of the name

Cush = "black"

General 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.

In the biblical story

Cush

Son of Ham; father of Nimrod and other descendants

Cush, a son of Ham, was the father of Nimrod and other descendants who became nations. (Gen.10.6,7,8; 1Ch.1.8,9,10)

In the Bible

Strong H3568G appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

cush6

First verses

Genesis 10:6
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
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.
Genesis 10:8
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
1 Chronicles 1:8
The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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.
1 Chronicles 1:10
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

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