Kushi (כושי) means Cushite in Hebrew.
It can also mean negro and black. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כּוּשִׁי
kushi
noun · masculine
In English
Cushite, negro, black
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Kushi.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מבני ארץ כוש.
וַתְּדַבֵּר מִרְיָם וְאַהֲרֹן בְּמֹשֶׁה, עַל־אֹדוֹת הָאִשָּׁה הַכֻּשִׁית אֲשֶׁר לָקָח; כִּי-אִשָּׁה כֻשִׁית לָקָח.
- 2אדם שעורו שחור.
הֲיַהֲפֹךְ כּוּשִׁי עוֹרוֹ וְנָמֵר חֲבַרְבֻּרֹתָיו?
- 3כינוי לאדם לבן שעורו שזוף במיוחד.
- 4מתאר חיצוניות כהה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kushi is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כּוּשִׁי
- Written without vowel points
- כושי
- Said
- kushi
- Plural
- כּוּשִׁים
- Feminine form
- כּוּשִׁית
- Inflections
- נ' כּוּשִׁית; ר' כּוּשִׁים; נ"ר כּוּשִׁיּוֹת
- Gematria
- 336
This is how Kushi is said in other languages.
- English
- Cushite, negro, black
- Russian
- негр
- Yiddish
- שוואַרץ־מענטש, נעגער
These words mean the opposite of Kushi.
The word Kushi is part of these phrases and sayings.
- היהפוך כושי עורו
- הכושי עשה את שלו הכושי יכול ללכת
- עוגה כושית
- פי הכושי
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These words come before and after Kushi in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kushi.
What does Kushi (כושי) mean in Hebrew?
Kushi (כושי) means Cushite, negro, and black. It is said kushi.
What is the opposite of Kushi (כושי)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kushi (כושי) are לבקן and נץ'.
Is Kushi (כושי) masculine or feminine?
The word Kushi (כושי) is a masculine noun, and its plural is כּוּשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כושי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.