Strong's H3568 · Hebrew
כּוּשׁ
Kûwsh · /koosh/
Definition
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
KJV: Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.
Root / derivation: probably of foreign origin;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כּוּשׁ across 30 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
30 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis4 verses
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Ethiopia: Heb. Cush
Genesis 10:6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
Genesis 10:7And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
Genesis 10:8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
1 Chronicles3 verses
Esther2 verses
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
Esther 8:9Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
Job1 verse
Psalms3 verses
Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: words: or, business
Psalms 68:31Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Psalms 87:4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.
Isaiah8 verses
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Isaiah 18:1Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
Isaiah 20:3And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
Isaiah 20:4So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. the Egyptians: Heb. the captivity of Egypt shame: Heb. nakedness
Isaiah 20:5And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Isaiah 37:9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
Isaiah 43:3For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Isaiah 45:14Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
Ezekiel5 verses
Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. utterly: Heb. wastes of waste from: or, from Migdol to Syene Syene: Heb. Seveneh
Ezekiel 30:4And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. pain: or, fear
Ezekiel 30:5Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. Libya: Heb. Phut men: Heb. children
Ezekiel 30:9In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.
Ezekiel 38:5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Libya: or, Phut
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3568 (Kûwsh) mean?
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
How many times does H3568 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3568 (כּוּשׁ) appears in 30 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Ethiopia.”
How is Kûwsh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3568 is rendered as “Ethiopia” (19×), “Cush” (8×), “Ethiopians” (3×).
Where does the Hebrew word כּוּשׁ come from?
probably of foreign origin;