Cush
/kʊʃ/noun
A biblical and historical name for regions south of ancient Egypt, especially Nubia or the Kingdom of Kush.
Did you know?The ancient Kingdom of Kush conquered Egypt and established its own dynasty of pharaohs, traditionally called Egypt’s Twenty-Fifth Dynasty.
Etymological Timeline
2nd millennium BCE
Egyptian
Kꜣš
“The Egyptian name for the Nubian region south of Egypt.”
1st millennium BCE
Hebrew
כּוּשׁ (Kûš)
“Biblical name for Cush, a land and people associated with regions south of Egypt.”
5th–3rd Century BCE
Greek
Aithiopia
“Greek geographical term commonly used for lands south of Egypt; related in later tradition to biblical Cush.”
4th Century CE
Latin
Chus
“Latin biblical form of the name Cush.”
Old English
Old English
Cush
“The biblical proper name preserved in English religious texts.”
Modern English
English
Cush
“A historical or biblical name for Nubia, Ethiopia, or the Kingdom of Kush.”