Lexical Definition

‎כּוּשׁ‎ Kûwsh (koosh) Cush N:N--L
probably of foreign origin

Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.

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

Usage: 3 forms in 6 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
כּ֥וּשׁ Cush Gen.10.6 • 1Chr.1.8
כ֔וּשׁ Cush Gen.10.7 • 1Chr.1.9
וְכ֖וּשׁ and Cush Gen.10.8 • 1Chr.1.10

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎כּוּשׁ‎ proper name, masculine person, of a people and territory (Egyptian Kœš, SteindBAS i, 593, Assyrian Kûsu, Idib. DlPa 251; Kaši in Tel Amarna tablets, see WklTel Am. 39*); —

1. 1st 'son' of ‎חָם‎ Gen 10:6; Gen 10:7 (P) = 1Chr 1:8; 1Chr 1:9, ᵐ5 Ξους, ᵑ9 Chus, from whom descended according to these verses the southernmost peoples known to Hebrews.

2. land and people of southern Nile-valley, or Upper Egypt, extending from Syene (Ezek 29:10) indefinitely to the south, ᵐ5 Αιθιοπια, Αιθιοπες:
a. the land Isa 11:11; Isa 18:1; Zeph 3:10; Ezek 29:10; Job 28:19; Esth 1:1; Esth 8:9.
b. the people Isa 20:4; Jer 46:9; Ezek 38:5 personified Ps 68:32*.
c. indeterminate, either land or people, or including both: Isa 20:3; Isa 20:5; Isa 43:3; Isa 45:14; 2Kgs 19:9 = Isa 37:9; Nah 3:9; Ezek 30:4; Ezek 30:5; Ezek 30:9; Ps 87:4 (ᵐ5 λαὸς Αιθιοπων).

3. in Gen 10:8 (J) = 1Chr 1:10 ‎כּוּשׁ‎ is error for ‎כַּשׁ‎ = Babylonian Kaššu, according to SchrCOT on Gen 10:6, DlPa 51 ff. 72 f. and most Assyriologists; so perhaps also Gen 2:13 (J), yet see HptÜber Ld. u. Meer, 1894-5, No. 15.

II. ‎כּוּשׁ‎ proper name, masculine a Benjamite, Ps 7:1* (title), ᵐ5 Χουσει υιὁῦ Ιεμενει.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Genesis 2:13 · 10:6 · 10:7 · 10:8
2 Kings 19:9
1 Chronicles 1:8 · 1:9 · 1:10
Esther 1:1 · 8:9
Job 28:19
Psalms 7:1* · 68:32* · 87:4
Isaiah 11:11 · 18:1 · 20:3 · 20:4 · 20:5 · 37:9 · 43:3 · 45:14
Jeremiah 46:9
Ezekiel 29:10 · 30:4 · 30:5 · 30:9 · 38:5
Nahum 3:9
Zephaniah 3:10

Profile

Male • Son of Ham • Son of Ham; father of Nimrod and other descendants

Man living at the time of the Patriarchs

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)

Cush is mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 as one of the sons of Ham, the son of Noah. He is listed alongside his brothers Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

Several descendants of Cush are named, including Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah's sons, Sheba and Dedan, are also mentioned. These descendants of Cush are associated with various regions and peoples, mostly located in Africa and Arabia.

One of the most notable descendants of Cush is Nimrod, who is described as a mighty hunter before the Lord and the founder of the first kingdoms on earth, including Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar (Babylonia). Nimrod is also credited with building Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and Resen in Assyria.

The Cushites, descendants of Cush, are often associated with the region of Nubia, south of Egypt. In later biblical texts, Cush is used as a geographical term referring to the land south of Egypt, including parts of modern-day Sudan and Ethiopia.

The genealogy of Cush and his descendants in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 provides insight into the early spread of nations and the origins of various people groups in the ancient Near East and Africa.

All entries for Cush: כּוּשׁ