Lexical Definition

‎כּוּשִׁי‎ Kûwshîy (koo-shee') Cushi ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎כּוּשִׁי‎

Cushi.

• § Cushi = "their blackness"
• Cushi, the name of two Israelites

1) an ancestor of Jehudi (Jer. 36.14)
2) the father of the prophet Zephaniah (Zep. 1.1)

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.14
• father of: Shelemiah (שֶׁלֶמְיָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎כּוּשׁי‎ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Ξουσει —

1. Jer 36:14 great-grandfather of ‎יְהוּדִי‎, q. v. (perhaps original appellation Cushite).

2. father of prophet Zephaniah Zeph 1:1.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Shelemiah • Ancestor of Jehudi, who read Jeremiah's scroll

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Cushi was the great grandfather of Jehudi, who was sent to fetch Baruch to read Jeremiah's scroll. (Jer.36.14)

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.14;
• only referred to as Cushi כּוּשִׁי;
• father of Shelemiah שֶׁלֶמְיָה.

Cushi is mentioned in Jeremiah 36:14 as the father of Jehudi, a man involved in the events surrounding Jeremiah's prophetic scroll. When Micaiah informed the officials about the contents of the scroll that Baruch had read in the people's hearing, the officials sent Jehudi to summon Baruch and bring the scroll.

Jehudi's task was to fetch Baruch, who had written down Jeremiah's prophecies, and have him read the scroll before the officials. This event took place during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah when Jeremiah's prophecies were causing concern among the royal officials.

Apart from being identified as Jehudi's father, no other information is provided about Cushi in the Bible. His name suggests that he or his ancestors may have had a connection to the land of Cush, but this is not explicitly stated in the text.

All entries for Cushi: כּוּשִׁי

Related Profiles:

• Shelemiah (child)