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כּוּת

𐤊𐤅𐤕

Kut

H3575 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (non-Hebrew place name; core meaning: not applicable)

Definition

Cuth, Cuthah — the name of a city or district associated with northern Mesopotamia, noted in the Hebrew Bible as the origin point of certain settlers brought by the Assyrian Empire to Samaria after the exile of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The name refers to both the region (potentially a city) and, by extension, to its inhabitants.

Semantic Range

Cuth, Cuthah (Mesopotamian city or region); place of origin for exiled settlers brought to Samaria; by extension, inhabitants from that region

Root / Etymology

Of foreign origin; not derived from a Hebrew root. The form כּוּת (Kûwth) and its feminine כּוּתָה (Kûwthâ) are transliterations of a non-Semitic, probably Akkadian or related Mesopotamian, place-name. The precise ancient form is uncertain. Related to modern archaeological identification with ancient Cuthah (Sum. Gudua or Akk. Kutû), northeast of Babylon.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term כּוּת/כּוּתָה (Kûwth/Kûwthâ) occurs only in 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, and 2 Kings 18:34. It refers to a city or district in Mesopotamia from which people were relocated to Samaria by the Assyrians (late 8th century BCE), forming part of the population later called 'Samaritans.' Some English translations render the term as 'Cuth' or 'Cuthah,' but this does not reflect a Hebrew term; the original text simply reflects the foreign place name. Later traditions (such as in Josephus and Talmudic references) associate 'Cuthim' with these settlers. The term's use illustrates the Assyrian policy of population resettlement. The modern archaeological site of Tell Ibrahim is often identified with ancient Cuthah. The Hebrew term does not refer to an ethnic group or religious designation but strictly the geographical origin. There is no evidence for the term כּוּת as a literary or general term outside these passages.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or (feminine) כּוּתָה; of foreign origin; Cuth or Cuthah, a province of Assyria; Cuth.

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Root Family

uncertain (n/a) — not applicable (foreign place name)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3575-01 כ֔וּת khut HNp Cuth Cuth 1
H3575-02 וּ֠/מִ/כּוּ֠תָ/ה umikutah HC/R/Np/Sd and from Cuthah and from Cuthah 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3575-02 2 Kings 17:24 וּ֠/מִ/כּוּ֠תָ/ה umikutah HC/R/Np/Sd and from Cuthah and from Cuthah
H3575-01 2 Kings 17:30 כ֔וּת khut HNp Cuth Cuth
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