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Kushaiah

קוּשָׁיָ֫הוּStrong’s H6984

qushayahu (qu-sha-ya-hu)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Qushayahu is the Hebrew word usually translated “kushaiah”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;”
1 Chronicles 15:17 KJV
Meaning
  1. Father of Ethan the Meraritesame as 'Kish' or 'Kishi'
How it's translated
  • kushaiah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    קוּשָׁיָ֫הוּ qushayahu · Kushaiah

    A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.44; son of: Abdi (H5660); father of: Jeduthun (H3038); also called Kushaiah at 1Ch.15.17; Another name of qi.shi (קִישִׁי "Kishi" H7029) § Kushaiah = "bow of Jehovah" 1) father of Ethan the Merarite 1a) same as 'Kish' or 'Kishi'

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.