Hebrew root (lemma) ‘כֻּשִׁי’ (kushī)

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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This root form (lemma) ‘כֻּשִׁי’ is used in 12 different forms in the Hebrew originals: הַ,כּוּשִׁי (11, Td,Ngmsa), הַ,כּוּשִׁים (3, Td,Ngmpa), כּוּשִׁים (2, Ngmpa), כּוּשִׁי (1, Ngmsa), וְ,כֻשִׁים (1, C,Ngmpa), וְ,כוּשִׁים (1, C,Ngmpa), לַ,כּוּשִׁי (1, Rd,Ngmsa), הַ,כֻּשִׁית (1, Td,Ngfsa), כֻשִׁית (1, Ngfsa), כוּשִׁי (1, Ngmsa), כֻשִׁיִּים (1, Ngmpa), מִ,כּוּשִׁים (1, R,Ngmpa).

It is glossed in 11 different ways: ‘the,Cushite’(11), ‘the,Cushites’(3), ‘[the]_Cushites’(2), ‘and,Cushites’(2), ‘to,Cushite’(1), ‘of_[the],Cushites’(1), ‘O_Cushites’(1), ‘(the),Cushite’(1), ‘a_Cushite’(1), ‘Cushite’(1), ‘[the]_Cushite’(1).

Have 25 uses of Hebrew root (lemma) ‘כֻּשִׁי’ (kushī) in the Hebrew originals

NUM 12:1 הַ,כֻּשִׁית (ha, kushīt) Td,Ngfsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘(the), Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB NUM 12:1 word 8

OET-LV: 12 And_ Miryām and_ʼAhₐron _she _spoke against_Mosheh on the _causes _of the_woman (the)_Kūshiy/(Cushite) whom he _had _taken if/because a _woman Kūshiy he _had _taken. (NUM 12:1)

OET-RV: 12 One day, Miryam (Miriam) and Aharon (Aaron) spoke out against Mosheh (Moses) because he’d taken an Kushi (Ethiopian) woman (Kushit) as a wife, (NUM 12:1)

NUM 12:1 כֻשִׁית (kushīt) Ngfsa contextual word gloss=‘Cushite’ possible glosses=‘Kūshiy / (Cushite)’ OSHB NUM 12:1 word 13

OET-LV: 12 And_ Miryām and_ʼAhₐron _she _spoke against_Mosheh on the _causes _of the_woman (the)_Kūshiy/(Cushite) whom he _had _taken if/because a _woman Kūshiy he _had _taken. (NUM 12:1)

OET-RV: 12 One day, Miryam (Miriam) and Aharon (Aaron) spoke out against Mosheh (Moses) because he’d taken an Kushi (Ethiopian) woman (Kushit) as a wife, (NUM 12:1)

2 SAM 18:21 לַ,כּוּשִׁי (la, kūshī) Rd,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘to, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘to_the, Cushite’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:21 word 3

OET-LV: 21 And_ Yōʼāⱱ _he/it _said to_Kūshiy/(Cushite) go tell to/for_the _king that_which you _have _seen and_ the_Kūshiy _he _bowed _down to_Yōʼāⱱ and_he _ran. (SA2 18:21)

OET-RV: 21 Then Yoav instructed a Kushi man, “Go and tell the king what you saw.”. The man bowed to Yoav and ran off. (SA2 18:21)

2 SAM 18:21 כוּשִׁי (kūshī) Ngmsa contextual word gloss=‘[the]_Cushite’ possible glosses=‘Kūshiy / (Cushite)’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:21 word 10

OET-LV: 21 And_ Yōʼāⱱ _he/it _said to_Kūshiy/(Cushite) go tell to/for_the _king that_which you _have _seen and_ the_Kūshiy _he _bowed _down to_Yōʼāⱱ and_he _ran. (SA2 18:21)

OET-RV: 21 Then Yoav instructed a Kushi man, “Go and tell the king what you saw.”. The man bowed to Yoav and ran off. (SA2 18:21)

2 SAM 18:22 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:22 word 16

OET-LV: 22 And_he _repeated again ʼAḩīmaˊaʦ the _son _of Tsādōq and_he/it _said to Yōʼāⱱ and_ whatever _let _it _be let _me _run please also I after the_Kūshiy and_ Yōʼāⱱ _he/it _said to/for_what this are_you running my _son _of_my and_for_you there_will_not_be news which _will_find. (SA2 18:22)

OET-RV: 22 But Ahima’ats begged Yoav again, “Regardless of what might happen, please, let me also run myself after the Kushi.”
¶ “Why would you do that, my boy?” Yoav asked. “There won’t be any reward for bad news.” (SA2 18:22)

2 SAM 18:23 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:23 word 13

OET-LV: 23 And_ whatever _let _it _be I _will _run and_he/it _said to_him/it run and_ ʼAḩīmaˊaʦ _he _ran the _way _of the _plain and_he _passed _by DOM the_Kūshiy. (SA2 18:23)

OET-RV: 23 “No matter what, I want to run,” he replied.
¶ “Okay then, run,” Yoav told him. So Ahima’ats took a different route through the Yarden (Jordan) valley and arrived before the Kushi. (SA2 18:23)

2 SAM 18:31 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:31 word 2

OET-LV: 31 And_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_Kūshiy/(Cushite) was_coming and_ the_Kūshiy _he/it _said my_master the_king let _him _receive _the _news if/because he_has _vindicated _you YHWH the_day from_the _hand _of all _of those_who_rose _up on_you. (SA2 18:31)

OET-RV: 31 Then, wow, the Kushi man arrived and said, “May my master the king receive the good news, because Yahweh has rescued you today from all those who rose up against you.” (SA2 18:31)

2 SAM 18:31 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:31 word 5

OET-LV: 31 And_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_Kūshiy/(Cushite) was_coming and_ the_Kūshiy _he/it _said my_master the_king let _him _receive _the _news if/because he_has _vindicated _you YHWH the_day from_the _hand _of all _of those_who_rose _up on_you. (SA2 18:31)

OET-RV: 31 Then, wow, the Kushi man arrived and said, “May my master the king receive the good news, because Yahweh has rescued you today from all those who rose up against you.” (SA2 18:31)

2 SAM 18:32 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:32 word 4

OET-LV: 32 And_ the_king _he/it _said to the_Kūshiy does_peace belong_to_man to_ʼAⱱīshālōm and_ the_Kūshiy _he/it _said let _them _be like_man the _enemies _of my_master the_king and_all/each/any/every those_who they _have _risen _up on_you for_harm. (SA2 18:32)

OET-RV: 32 “Is the young man Avshalom all right?” the king asked him.
¶ The man replied, “May the enemies of my master the king and all those who rose up against you for evil, be like that young man is.” (SA2 18:32)

2 SAM 18:32 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB 2 SAM 18:32 word 9

OET-LV: 32 And_ the_king _he/it _said to the_Kūshiy does_peace belong_to_man to_ʼAⱱīshālōm and_ the_Kūshiy _he/it _said let _them _be like_man the _enemies _of my_master the_king and_all/each/any/every those_who they _have _risen _up on_you for_harm. (SA2 18:32)

OET-RV: 32 “Is the young man Avshalom all right?” the king asked him.
¶ The man replied, “May the enemies of my master the king and all those who rose up against you for evil, be like that young man is.” (SA2 18:32)

2 CHR 12:3 וְ,כוּשִׁים (və, kūshīm) C,Ngmpa contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, Cushites’ morpheme glosses=‘and, Cushites’ OSHB 2 CHR 12:3 word 16

OET-LV: 3 With_one _thousand and_two _hundreds chariot[s] and_with_sixty thousand horsemen and_there_was_not number to_people which they _came with_him/it from_Miʦrayim Lūⱱī Sukkites and_Kūshiy/(Cushite)s. (CH2 12:3)

OET-RV: 3 with 1,200 chariots and sixty thousand horsemen, along with a huge number of troops, including Mitsrim (Egyptians), Luvim (Libyans), Sukim, and Kushim. (CH2 12:3)

2 CHR 14:8 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB 2 CHR 14:8 word 4

OET-LV: 8  And_he/it _went _out against_them Zeraḩ the_Kūshiy/(Cushite) with_an _army a _thousand thousand(s) and_chariots three hundred(s) and_he _came to Marʼēshāh. (CH2 14:8)

OET-RV: 9 But then Zerah the Kushi came out against them with an army of a million soldiers and three hundred chariots, and he advanced to Mareshah. (CH2 14:9)

2 CHR 14:11 הַ,כּוּשִׁים (ha, kūshīm) Td,Ngmpa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushites’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushites’ OSHB 2 CHR 14:11 word 4

OET-LV: 11  And_ YHWH _he _defeated DOM the_Kūshiys to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before ʼĀşāʼ and_before _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_ the_Kūshiys _they _fled. (CH2 14:11)

OET-RV: 12 So Yahweh helped Asa and the army from Yehudah (Judah) to defeat the Kushim, and they fled. (CH2 14:12)

2 CHR 14:11 הַ,כּוּשִׁים (ha, kūshīm) Td,Ngmpa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushites’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushites’ OSHB 2 CHR 14:11 word 10

OET-LV: 11  And_ YHWH _he _defeated DOM the_Kūshiys to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before ʼĀşāʼ and_before _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_ the_Kūshiys _they _fled. (CH2 14:11)

OET-RV: 12 So Yahweh helped Asa and the army from Yehudah (Judah) to defeat the Kushim, and they fled. (CH2 14:12)

2 CHR 14:12 מִ,כּוּשִׁים (mi, kūshīm) R,Ngmpa contextual morpheme glosses=‘of_[the], Cushites’ morpheme glosses=‘from, Cushites’ OSHB 2 CHR 14:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12  And_he_pursued _them ʼĀşāʼ and_the_people which with_him/it to to_Gərār and_it _fell of_the_Kūshiys to_there_was_not to/for_them preservation _of _life if/because they _had _been _broken to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_before _of army _of_his and_they _carried _off booty much very. (CH2 14:12)

OET-RV: 13 Asa and his army chased them southwest as far as Gerar. So many Kushim were killed that the rest couldn’t save themselves, because they’d been destroyed in front of Yahweh and his army, and the men of Yehudah carried away a large amount of plunder. (CH2 14:13)

2 CHR 16:8 הַ,כּוּשִׁים (ha, kūshīm) Td,Ngmpa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushites’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushites’ OSHB 2 CHR 16:8 word 2

OET-LV: 8 Not the_Kūshiy/(Cushite)s and_the_Lūⱱī were _they (to)_an_army to_increase _in _number (to)_chariotry and_(to)_horsemen to_abundance exceedingly and_because_depended_you on YHWH he_gave _them in_hand _of_your. (CH2 16:8)

OET-RV: 8 Didn’t the Kushim and the Luvim (Libyans) have a vast number of chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on Yahweh, he helped you defeat them, (CH2 16:8)

2 CHR 21:16 כּוּשִׁים (kūshīm) Ngmpa contextual word gloss=‘[the]_Cushites’ possible glosses=‘Kūshiy / (Cushite)s’ OSHB 2 CHR 21:16 word 12

OET-LV: 16 And_ YHWH _he _stirred _up on Yəhōrām/(Jehoram) DOM the _spirit _of the _Pəlishtiy and_the_ˊArāⱱī who were_on the _hand _of the_Kūshiy/(Cushite)s. (CH2 21:16)

OET-RV: 16 Then Yahweh stirred the Pelishtim up against Yehoram, as well as the Arabs who lived beside the Kushim, (CH2 21:16)

JER 13:23 כּוּשִׁי (kūshī) Ngmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_Cushite’ possible glosses=‘Kūshiy / (Ethiopian)’ OSHB JER 13:23 word 2

OET-LV: 23 Will_ a_Kūshiy/(Cushite) _he _change skin _of_his and_a _leopard spots _of_its also you(pl) you(pl)_will _be _able to_do _good Oh_those_accustomed _of (of)_to _do _evil. (JER 13:23)

OET-RV: 23 An Kushi (Ethiopian) person can’t change their skin colour
⇔ ≈ and a leopard can’t change its spots.
⇔ Similarly you all aren’t able to do good
⇔ as you’re all so accustomed to doing evil. (JER 13:23)

JER 38:7 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB JER 38:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 And_ ˊEⱱed Melek the_Kūshiy/(Cushite) a _man _of a _court-official _he/it _listened and_he in_house _of the_king if/because _that they _had _put DOM Yirmə^yāh into the_cistern and_the_king was_sitting in_the _gate _of Binyāmīn. (JER 38:7)

OET-RV: 7 Now the Kushi Eved -Melek was one of the trusted servants in the king’s house and he heard that they had put Yirmiyah down into the cistern. Meanwhile, the king was sitting at the Benyamin Gate. (JER 38:7)

JER 38:10 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB JER 38:10 word 6

OET-LV: 10 And_ the_king _he _commanded DOM ˊEⱱed Melek the_Kūshiy to_say take in_hand _of_your from_here thirty men and_you _will _bring _up DOM Yirmə^yāh the_prophet from the_cistern before_before he _will _die. (JER 38:10)

OET-RV: 10 Then the king ordered Eved -Melek to take command of thirty of the king’s men to go and get the prophet Yirmiyah out of the cistern so he wouldn’t die down there. (JER 38:10)

JER 38:12 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB JER 38:12 word 4

OET-LV: 12 And_ ˊEⱱed Melek the_Kūshiy/(Cushite) _he/it _said to Yirmə^yāh put please the _worn _out _things _of the _clothes and_the_rags under the _joints _of your _two’s _hands _of_your from_under to_the_ropes and_ Yirmə^yāh _he/it _made thus. (JER 38:12)

OET-RV: 12 and told him to use the rags and old clothes under his armpits to protect him from being hurt by the ropes. Yirmiyah did that, (JER 38:12)

JER 39:16 הַ,כּוּשִׁי (ha, kūshī) Td,Ngmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ morpheme glosses=‘the, Cushite’ OSHB JER 39:16 word 5

OET-LV: 16 Go and_you _will _say to_ˊEⱱed- king the_Kūshiy/(Cushite) to_say thus YHWH soldiers/messengers the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _says HERE_I am_about _to _bring DOM words/messages _of_my against the_city (the)_this for_harm and_not for_good and_they _will _be to_your_face in _the_day (the)_that. (JER 39:16)

OET-RV: 16 Go and tell Eved-Melek the Kushi (Ethiopian) that Yisrael’s (Israel) god, Commander-in-chief Yahweh says this: Listen, I’m about to fulfill my messages against this city for disaster and not for good, and they’ll all come true right in front of your eyes on that day. (JER 39:16)

DAN 11:43 וְ,כֻשִׁים (və, kushīm) C,Ngmpa contextual morpheme glosses=‘and, Cushites’ morpheme glosses=‘and, Cushites’ OSHB DAN 11:43 word 9

OET-LV: 43 And_he _will _rule over_the _treasures _of the_gold and_(the)_silver and_over_all _of the _precious _things _of Miʦrayim and_Lūⱱī and_Kūshiy/(Cushite)s will_be_of_in _his _steps. (DAN 11:43)

OET-RV: 43 He’ll accumulate the treasures of gold and of silver, and everything in Mitsrayim that’s valuable, and then the Luvim (Libyans) and the Kushim will be in his footsteps. (DAN 11:43)

AMOS 9:7 כֻשִׁיִּים (kushiyyīm) Ngmpa contextual word gloss=‘[the]_Cushites’ word gloss=‘Ethiopia’ OSHB AMOS 9:7 word 3

OET-LV: 7 Am_not like_the _sons _of the_Kūshiy/(Cushite)s are_you(pl) to_me Oh _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _utterance _of YHWH am_not DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) did _I _bring _up from_the _land _of Miʦrayim and_the_Pəlishtiy from_Kaftor/(Caphtor) and_ʼArām from_Qīr. (AMO 9:7)

OET-RV: 7 This is Yahweh’s declaration:
⇔ “Aren’t you all like Kush’s (Ethiopia) sons to me, you Israelis?
⇔ Didn’t I bring Yisrael (Israel) out of Mitsrayim (Egypt),
⇔ the Pelishtim from Kraitai (Crete),
⇔ and the Arameans from Kir? (AMO 9:7)

ZEP 2:12 כּוּשִׁים (kūshīm) Ngmpa contextual word gloss=‘O_Cushites’ possible glosses=‘Kūshiy / (Cushite)s’ OSHB ZEP 2:12 word 3

OET-LV: 12 Also you(pl) Oh_Kūshiy/(Cushite)s are_those_slain _of my _sword _of_my they. (ZEP 2:12)

OET-RV: ⇔  12 Also you, Kushim (Ethiopians) (Kushim), will be killed by my sword. (ZEP 2:12)

Lemmas with some of the same root consonants as ‘כשׁי’ (kshy)

Have 3 uses of Hebrew root (lemma) ‘שַׁי’ (shay) in the Hebrew originals

PSA 68:30 שָׁי (shāy) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_gift’ word gloss=‘gifts’ OSHB PSA 68:30 word 7

OET-LV: 30  From_temple _of_your at Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) to/for_yourself(m) kings they _will _bring a_gift. (PSA 68:30)

OET-RV: 29 because of your temple in Yerushalem (Jerusalem),
⇔ where kings bring gifts to you. (PSA 68:29)

PSA 76:12 שַׁי (shay) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_gift’ word gloss=‘gifts’ OSHB PSA 76:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12  Make _vows and_pay_them to/for_YHWH god _of_your(pl) all _of those_around _of_him let _them _bring a_gift to_fear. (PSA 76:12)

OET-RV: 11 Make promises to your god Yahweh, then keep them.
⇔ May all who surround him bring gifts to him who expects to be obeyed. (PSA 76:11)

ISA 18:7 שַׁי (shay) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘a_gift’ word gloss=‘gift’ OSHB ISA 18:7 word 4

OET-LV: 7 At_time (the)_that a_gift it _will _be _brought to/for_YHWH soldiers/messengers a _people tall and_smooth _skinned and_from_a _people feared from it and_beyond a _nation _of strength strength and_trampling which rivers they _divide land _of_its to the _place _of the _name _of YHWH soldiers/messengers the _mountain _of Tsiyyōn/(Zion). (ISA 18:7)

OET-RV: 7 At that time, a gift will be brought for Commander-in-chief Yahweh,
⇔ from those tall, smooth-skinned people who are feared by every nation.
⇔ That very powerful nation whose land is divided by rivers.
⇔ They’ll take it to Mt. Tsiyon (Zion) where Commander-in-chief Yahweh’s name is known. (ISA 18:7)