H3568b H3568b
Cush, a Benjamite mentioned in Psalm 7 superscription
This personal name appears only in the superscription to Psalm 7, identifying Cush as a Benjamite about whom or because of whom David composed the lament. The psalm deals with false accusation and slander, suggesting Cush may have been an adversary or accuser. The Greek Septuagint expands the name to 'Cushi son of Jemeni,' but no other biblical text confirms Cush's identity. The name is identical in spelling to Cush the son of Ham, but context clearly distinguishes this as a different individual from Benjamin's tribe.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name in Psalm 7:1 superscription, 'concerning Cush the Benjamite.' Distinct from the more common Cush (son of Ham/Ethiopia). Multilingual versions transliterate uniformly: Cus (Spanish), Cush (English/German), Cusch (French). The Septuagint's expansion ('Cushi son of Jemeni') attempts to clarify identity but has no Hebrew textual support. This individual's actions prompted David's psalm of appeal against false accusation, though details remain obscure. 1×
AR["كُوشَ"]·ben["কূশের"]·DE["Cush"]·EN["Cush"]·FR["Cusch"]·heb["כוש"]·HI["कूश"]·ID["Kush"]·IT["Etiopia"]·jav["Kus"]·KO["구스"]·PT["de-Cuxe"]·RU["Хуша"]·ES["Cus"]·SW["Kushi"]·TR["Kuş'un"]·urd["کوش"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. כּוּשׁ n.pr.m. a Benjamite, ψ 7:1 (title), 𝔊 Χουσει υἱοῦ Ιεμενει.