Strong’s H6983

קוֹשׁ

Part of speech

Verb

Transliteration

qowsh

Pronunciation

koosh

Definition

Cush

Meaning

to set a, trap

Usage

In the Bible, "Cush" refers to both a person and a region. As a person, Cush is the eldest son of Ham, who is one of Noah's three sons (Genesis 10:6). As a region, Cush is often associated with the area south of Egypt, which is modern-day Sudan and parts of Ethiopia. The term is used to describe the descendants of Cush and the land they inhabited.

Bible references

Isaiah 29:21