Cushi, Cushite
Cushi, Cushite
CUSHI, CUSHITE.The word Csh occurs with the article in Num 12:1, 2Sa 18:21; without the article in Jer 36:14, Zep 1:1. 1. With the article it is probably merely an expression of nationality, the Cushite (see Cush). It was looked upon as a disgrace that Moses should have married a Cushite. 2. Without the article the word is used merely as a proper name. It is borne by (1) the great-grandfather of Jehudi, the latter one of Jehoiakims courtiers (Jer 36:14); (2) the father of the prophet Zephaniah (Zep 1:1).