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Chushan-rishathayim — the meaning of the Hebrew name כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם

כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם

Kûwshan Rishʻâthayim · pronounced koo-shan' rish-awthah'-yim · Strong's H3573 · a man

Chushan-rishathayim means Cushan of double wickedness.

Built from

כּוּשָׁן Kûwshân (apparently from, H3572) — Cushan, a region of Arabia open in the lexicon ›

רִשְׁעָה rishʻâh (the dual of, H7564) — wrong (especially moral) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

apparently from H3572 and the dual of H7564; Cushan of double wickedness; Cushan-Rishathajim, a Mesopotamian king.

First appearance

Judg 3:8 Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan–rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan–rishathaim eight years. (KJV)

Every verse that names Chushan-rishathayim

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Judges

Judg 3:8Judg 3:10

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