Isaiah 20:4:7Isa.20.4.W7TAB
כּ֛וּשׁ
kush
“Cush”
- Transliteration
- KUSH
- Extended
- KOOSH
- IPA
- /ˈkuːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Cush
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KUSH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-et-ga-LUT KUSH
- clause
KEN yin-haG ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-she-VI mits-ra-YIM ve-et-ga-LUT KUSH ne-a-RIM u-ze-ke-NIM a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF
- sentence
KEN yin-haG ME-lekh-a-SHUR et-she-VI mits-ra-YIM ve-et-ga-LUT KUSH ne-a-RIM u-ze-ke-NIM a-ROM ve-ya-KHEF va-kha-su-FAI SHET e-re-VAT mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
Two parallel construct phrases, et-shevi mitzrayim {אֶת־שְׁבִי מִצְרַיִם | ʾet-šeḇî miṣrayim} ‘the captivity of Egypt’ and ve-et-galut kush {וְאֶת־גָּלוּת כּוּשׁ | wə-ʾet gā-lût kūš} ‘and the exile of Cush’, highlight dual subjugation.
In context — Isaiah 20:4
So the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young men and old men, naked and barefoot, and with bare buttocks, the nakedness of Egypt.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 20:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 20:4, so the Hebrew word כּ֛וּשׁ (kush) 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 Isa.20.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.20.4.W7.S1) and character.