וְ/כֻשִׁ֖ים
𐤅/𐤊𐤔𐤉𐤌
vekhushim
and Cushites
patronymically from כּוּשׁ; a Cushite, or descendant of Cush; Cushi, Cushite, Ethiopian(-s).
Daniel 11:43 · Word #9
Lexicon H3569
| Lemma | כּוּשִׁי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤅𐤔𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Kûwshîy |
| Strong's | H3569 |
| In-context | and Cushites |
Morphology HC/Ngmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | g — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin) |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3569-09
and Cushite men
| Root | כוש (k-w-sh) |
| Core Meanings | Cush, region south of Egypt, descendants of Cush, people of the southern lands |
| Semantic Range | Descendants of Cush; inhabitants of the land of Cush (often identified with regions south of Egypt, such as Nubia/Ethiopia); by extension, southern foreign peoples. |
| Conceptual Significance | Cushites represent one of the major post-Flood lineages (through Ham) and frequently symbolize distant or southern nations in biblical narratives, highlighting the geographic and ethnic breadth of the biblical world. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ prefixed to a noun gentilic masculine plural absolute (Ngmpa). No pronominal suffix; denotes male members of the Cushite people group. |
| Rendering Rationale | The term is a masculine plural gentilic noun ("Cushites") with a prefixed conjunction וְ ("and"). Rendering it as "Cushite men" preserves the masculine plural form while maintaining the ethnic identity derived from the root כוש (Cush). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כוש (Cush, region south of Egypt, descendants of Cush, people of the southern lands)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3568-01 |
bekhush | in Cush |
H3569-01 |
hakushi | the Cush-descended man |
H3569-02 |
hakushim | the Cush-descended men |
Word Usage (23 occurrences of H3569)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 18:21 | לַ/כּוּשִׁ֔י | lakushi | to the Cushite |
| 2 Samuel 18:21 | כוּשִׁ֛י | khushi | The Cushite |
| 2 Samuel 18:22 | הַ/כּוּשִׁ֑י | hakushi | the Cushite |