Study Dictionary
Kushaiah
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Kushaiah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
father of Ethan, a Levite responsible for some of the worship music under King David
hardness; his gravity; his offense ( --> same as Kishi)
hardness; his gravity; his offense ( --> same as Kishi)
Hebrew
Strongs #06984: whyvwq quwshayahuw
Kushaiah = "bow of Jehovah"1) father of Ethan the Merarite
1a) same as 'Kish' or 'Kishi'
6984 quwshayahuw koo-shaw-yaw'-hoo
from the passive participle of 6983 and 3050; entrapped ofJah; Kushajah, an Israelite:-Kushaiah.
see HEBREW for 06983
see HEBREW for 03050
KUSHAIAH [SMITH]
(bow of Jehovah), the same as Kish or Kishi, the father of Ethan the Merarite. (1 Chronicles 15:17)KUSHAIAH [ISBE]
KUSHAIAH - ku-sha'-ya, ku-shi'-a (qushayahu, "bow of Yah"): A Merarite Levite (1 Ch 15:17), called in 1 Ch 6:44 KISHI (which see).