Strong's Hebrew · H3568
כּוּשׁ
Kûwsh · koosh
DefinitionCush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
Derivationprobably of foreign origin;
KJV usageChush, Cush, Ethiopia.
Occurrences30 in the KJV · 30 verses
כּוּשׁ in Scripture
Genesis 2:13
And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth 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 of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
Genesis 10:8
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
2 Kings 19:9
And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
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 of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
1 Chronicles 1:10
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
Esther 1:1
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 8:9
Then 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, a 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.
Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Psalms 7:1
O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
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