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Cushi
Cushi
כּוּשִׁי ku.shi
Cushi (Hebrew: כּוּשִׁי, ku.shi) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Divided Kingdom period. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears in the same passages as Abdeel.
Which Cushi?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Cushi
father of Zephaniah
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Cushi
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Jeremiah 36:14 |
| Last appears | Zephaniah 1:1 |
| Cross-references | 25 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Shelemiah co-occurrence Appears with Shelemiah in Jeremiah 36.
- Hezekiah co-occurrence Appears with Hezekiah in Zephaniah 1.
- Nethaniah co-occurrence Appears with Nethaniah in Jeremiah 36.
- Gedaliah co-occurrence Appears with Gedaliah in Zephaniah 1.
- Amariah co-occurrence Appears with Amariah in Zephaniah 1.
- Zephaniah co-occurrence Appears with Zephaniah in Zephaniah 1.
- Jehudi co-occurrence Appears with Jehudi in Jeremiah 36.
- Neriah co-occurrence Appears with Neriah in Jeremiah 36.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.14;
father of: Shelemiah (H8018K)
§ Cushi = "their blackness"
1) an ancestor of Jehudi (Jer. 36.14)
2) the father of the prophet Zephaniah (Zep. 1.1)
Cushi was the great grandfather of Jehudi, who was sent to fetch Baruch to read Jeremiah's scroll.
The biblical story
Cushi is mentioned in Jer.36.14 as the father of Jehudi, a man involved in the events surrounding Jeremiah's prophetic scroll. When Micaiah informed the officials about the contents of the scroll that Baruch had read in the people's hearing, the officials sent Jehudi to summon Baruch and bring the scroll.
Jehudi's task was to fetch Baruch, who had written down Jeremiah's prophecies, and have him read the scroll before the officials. This event took place during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah when Jeremiah's prophecies were causing concern among the royal officials.
Apart from being identified as Jehudi's father, no other information is provided about Cushi in the Bible. His name suggests that he or his ancestors may have had a connection to the land of Cush, but this is not explicitly stated in the text.
Key verses
Cushi appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
Jeremiah 36:14
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Jeremiah (1)
- Jeremiah 36:14