Strong's #3568: Kuwsh (pronounced koosh)
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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:
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kûsh
Cush = "black"
1) a Benjamite mentioned only in the title of Ps 7 (noun proper masculine)
2) the son of Ham and grandson of Noah and the progenitor of the southernmost peoples located in Africa (noun proper masculine)
3) the peoples descended from Cush (noun proper masculine)
4) the land occupied by the descendants of Cush located around the southern parts of the Nile (Ethiopia) (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Relation: probably of foreign origin
Usage:
This word is used 30 times:
Genesis 2:13: "the whole land of Ethiopia."
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"
Genesis 10:8: " And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one"
2 Kings 19:9: "of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight"
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"
1 Chronicles 1:10: " And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty"
Esther 1:1: "which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, and seven and twenty"
Esther 8:9: "which are from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and seven"
Job 28:19: "The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold."
Psalms 7:1: "unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. my God,"
Psalms 68:31: "shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God."
Psalms 87:4: "Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; man was born there."
Isaiah 11:11: "from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Cush,"
Isaiah 18:1: "which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:"
Isaiah 20:3: "upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;"
Isaiah 20:4: "the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, and old, naked"
Isaiah 20:5: "And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory."
Isaiah 37:9: "concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with"
Isaiah 43:3: "I gave Egypt Ethiopia and Seba for"
Isaiah 45:14: "The labor of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men shall come over"
Jeremiah 46:9: "ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle and the Lydians,"
Ezekiel 29:10: "from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia."
Ezekiel 30:4: "upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt,"
Ezekiel 30:5: " Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land"
Ezekiel 30:9: "from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians and great pain shall come"
Ezekiel 38:5: "Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:"
Nahum 3:9: " Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were"
Zephaniah 3:10: "From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring"
