Strong's Lexicon Kushi: Cushite Original Word: כּוּשִׁי Word Origin: Derived from כּוּשׁ (Kush), referring to the region of Cush, which is associated with the area south of Egypt, often identified with modern-day Sudan and Ethiopia. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 2 Samuel 18:21: "Then Joab said to a Cushite, 'Go, tell the king what you have seen.' The Cushite bowed to Joab and ran." - Jeremiah 13:23: "Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil." - Zephaniah 3:10: "From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, the daughter of My dispersed people, will bring Me an offering." 10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for Cushite is Αἰθίοψ (Aithiops), Strong's Greek 128, which also refers to an Ethiopian or a person from the region of Cush. Usage: The term "Kushi" is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to individuals from the region of Cush. Cultural and Historical Background: It is often translated as "Cushite" and can denote either a person from Cush or someone of Cushite descent. The term is sometimes used to describe individuals with dark skin, as Cush was known for its dark-skinned inhabitants. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom Kush Definition desc. of Cush NASB Translation Cushite (8), Ethiopia (1), Ethiopian (6), Ethiopians (8). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. כּוּשִׁי adjective, of a people of I. כּוּשׁ; — masculine כּוּשִׁי Jeremiah 13:23 13t.; feminine כֻּשִׁית Numbers 12:1 (twice in verse); plural כּוּשִׁים Zephaniah 2:12 6t.; כֻּשִֿׁים Daniel 11:43; כֻּשִׁיִּים Amos 9:7; — a. singular agreeing with noun Numbers 12:1 (twice in verse) (E; only here feminine). b. = substantive, a Cushite Jeremiah 13:23. c. id. with article, the Cushite, of Joab's adjutant 2 Samuel 18:21 (twice in verse) (where read ׳חַכּ, for ᵑ0 ׳כ, We Dr Kit Bu), 2 Samuel 18:22; 2 Samuel 18:23; 2 Samuel 18:31; 2 Samuel 18:31; 2 Samuel 18:32; 2 Samuel 18:32; in apposition with proper name Jeremiah 38:7,10,12; Jeremiah 39:16; 2Chron 14:8. d. plural כּוּשִׁים (הַ) = substantive Zephaniah 2:12; 2Chronicles 12:3; 2 Chronicles 14:11 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 14:12; 2 Chronicles 16:8; 21:16; so כֻּשִֿׁים Daniel 11:43, כֻּשִׁיִּים (si vera lectio) Amos 9:7. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Cushi, Cushite, Ethiopians Patronymically from Kuwsh; a Cushite, or descendant of Cush -- Cushi, Cushite, Ethiopian(-s). see HEBREW Kuwsh Forms and Transliterations הַכֻּשִׁ֖ית הַכּוּשִֽׁי׃ הַכּוּשִֽׁים׃ הַכּוּשִׁ֑י הַכּוּשִׁ֔י הַכּוּשִׁ֔ים הַכּוּשִׁ֖י הַכּוּשִׁ֗י הַכּוּשִׁ֜י הַכּוּשִׁ֣ים הכושי הכושי׃ הכושים הכושים׃ הכשית וְכֻשִׁ֖ים וְכוּשִֽׁים׃ וכושים׃ וכשים כֻשִׁ֖ית כֻשִׁיִּ֨ים כּוּשִֽׁים׃ כּוּשִׁ֔ים כּוּשִׁ֣י כּוּשִׁי֙ כוּשִׁ֛י כושי כושים כושים׃ כשיים כשית לַכּוּשִׁ֔י לכושי מִכּוּשִׁים֙ מכושים chuShi chuShit chushiYim hak·kū·šî hak·kū·šîm hak·ku·šîṯ hakkuShi hakkuShim hakkuShit hakkūšî hakkūšîm hakkušîṯ kū·šî ḵū·šî ḵu·šî·yîm kū·šîm ḵu·šîṯ kuShi kuShim kūšî ḵūšî kūšîm ḵušîṯ ḵušîyîm lak·kū·šî lakkuShi lakkūšî mik·kū·šîm mikkuShim mikkūšîm vechuShim wə·ḵu·šîm wə·ḵū·šîm wəḵušîm wəḵūšîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 12:1 HEB: אֹד֛וֹת הָאִשָּׁ֥ה הַכֻּשִׁ֖ית אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקָ֑ח INT: of woman Cushi whom had married Numbers 12:1 2 Samuel 18:21 2 Samuel 18:21 2 Samuel 18:22 2 Samuel 18:23 2 Samuel 18:31 2 Samuel 18:31 2 Samuel 18:32 2 Samuel 18:32 2 Chronicles 12:3 2 Chronicles 14:9 2 Chronicles 14:12 2 Chronicles 14:12 2 Chronicles 14:13 2 Chronicles 16:8 2 Chronicles 21:16 Jeremiah 13:23 Jeremiah 38:7 Jeremiah 38:10 Jeremiah 38:12 Jeremiah 39:16 Daniel 11:43 Amos 9:7 Zephaniah 1:1 26 Occurrences |