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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts כּוּשׁ(Ancient Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsKush

Meaning & History

The eldest son of Ham, who was a son of Noah. He was the brother of Mizraim (Egypt), Canaan (land of Canaan), and Phut, and the father of the Biblical character Nimrod mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in the Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8.
Added 1/7/2015 by LMS
Edited 12/31/2022 by Mike C and LMS