Chush — the meaning of the Hebrew name כּוּשׁ

כּוּשׁ

Kûwsh · pronounced koosh · Strong's H3568 · a man and a place · also spelled Cush, Ethiopia

Chush means Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory.

Strong's definition

probably of foreign origin; Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite.

First appearance

Gen 2:13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. (KJV)

Every verse that names Chush

30 occurrences in 30 verses — Genesis, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Esther, Job, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Nahum, Zephaniah

Gen 2:13Gen 10:6Gen 10:7Gen 10:82Kgs 19:91Chr 1:81Chr 1:91Chr 1:10Esth 1:1Esth 8:9Job 28:19Ps 7:1Ps 68:32Ps 87:4Isa 11:11Isa 18:1Isa 20:3Isa 20:4Isa 20:5Isa 37:9Isa 43:3Isa 45:14Jer 46:9Ezek 29:10Ezek 30:4Ezek 30:5Ezek 30:9Ezek 38:5Nah 3:9Zeph 3:10

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