2 Chronicles 14:9:42 Chr.14.9.W4TABWLC 2 Chronicles 14:8
הַכּוּשִׁ֗י
hakushi
“the Cushite or Ethiopian”
- Transliteration
- ha-KU-shi
- Extended
- hah-KOO-shee
- IPA
- /hak.kuːˈʃiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Cushite or Ethiopian
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ha-KU-shi
- phraseyour reading level
ZE-rakh ha-KU-shi
- clause
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ZE-rakh ha-KU-shi be-KHA-yil E-lef a-la-FIM u-mar-ka-VOT she-LOSH me-OT
- sentence
va-ye-TSE a-le-HEM ZE-rakh ha-KU-shi be-KHA-yil E-lef a-la-FIM u-mar-ka-VOT she-LOSH me-OT va-ya-VO ad-ma-RE-sha
Exegesis
The names zerach {זֶרַח | zéraḥ} ‘Zerah’ and hakushi {הַכּוּשִׁי | hak-kūšî} ‘the Cushite’ identify the leader and his origin.
Root and etymology
“from Cush”
In context — 2 Chronicles 14:9
Then Zerah the Cushite went out against them with an army of a million and 300 chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 14:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 14:9, so the Hebrew word הַכּוּשִׁ֗י (hakushi) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.14.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.14.9.W4.S1) and character.