Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H3570
כּוּשִׁי
ku.shi · “Cushi”
Used 2 times across 2 books
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.14;
father of: Shelemiah (H8018K)
§ Cushi = "their blackness"
1) an ancestor of Jehudi (Jer. 36.14)
2) the father of the prophet Zephaniah (Zep. 1.1)
father of: Shelemiah (H8018K)
§ Cushi = "their blackness"
1) an ancestor of Jehudi (Jer. 36.14)
2) the father of the prophet Zephaniah (Zep. 1.1)
Where it appears
Jeremiah1
Zephaniah1
In the text
Jeremiah 36:14Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.Zephaniah 1:1The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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