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כּוּשִׁי H3569

H3569 is the Hebrew word כּוּשִׁי, transliterated Kûwshîy and said koo-shee'. The King James Version most often renders it ethiopians.

Word: כּוּשִׁיTransliteration: KûwshîySaid: koo-shee'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 19 verses

What it means

a Cushite, or descendant of Cush.

Where it comes from

patronymically from H3568 (כּוּשׁ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 23 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ethiopians 9×cushi 7×ethiopian 5×behold cushi 1×can the ethiopian 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Cushi, Cushite, Ethiopian(-s).

Verses using כּוּשִׁי

All 19 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 18:21 · KJV

Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

2 Samuel 18:22 · KJV

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

2 Samuel 18:23 · KJV

But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

2 Samuel 18:31 · KJV

And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.

2 Samuel 18:32 · KJV

And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

2 Chronicles 12:3 · KJV

With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

2 Chronicles 14:9 · KJV

And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 14:12 · KJV

So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

2 Chronicles 14:13 · KJV

And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

2 Chronicles 16:8 · KJV

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.

2 Chronicles 21:16 · KJV

Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

Jeremiah 13:23 · KJV

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

Jeremiah 38:7 · KJV

Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;

Jeremiah 38:10 · KJV

Then the king commanded Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.

Jeremiah 38:12 · KJV

And Ebedmelech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.

Jeremiah 39:16 · KJV

Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.

Daniel 11:43 · KJV

But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

Amos 9:7 · KJV

Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?

Zephaniah 2:12 · KJV

Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3569 mean?

H3569 is the Hebrew word כּוּשִׁי (Kûwshîy), meaning a Cushite, or descendant of Cush.

How is H3569 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ethiopians (9 times), cushi (7 times), ethiopian (5 times), behold cushi (1 time), can the ethiopian (1 time).

How many times does H3569 appear in the Bible?

כּוּשִׁי (Kûwshîy) is tagged in 19 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3569 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: patronymically from H3568 (כּוּשׁ).

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