Strong's Lexicon Kuth or Kuthah: Kuth or Kuthah Original Word: כּוּת Word Origin: Derived from an ancient city name in Mesopotamia Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Kuth or Kuthah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific proper noun related to a location in the Hebrew Bible. Usage: Kuth or Kuthah refers to a city in ancient Mesopotamia, known for its association with the people who were relocated to Samaria by the Assyrian Empire. The term is used in the context of the Assyrian resettlement policy, where people from various conquered regions were moved to different parts of the empire to prevent rebellion and assimilate cultures. Cultural and Historical Background: Kuthah was an ancient city located in what is now modern-day Iraq. It was part of the Assyrian Empire's strategy to control its vast territories by relocating populations. The people from Kuthah, known as Kuthites, were among those brought to Samaria after the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC. This relocation led to the intermingling of cultures and religions, contributing to the development of the Samaritan people, who were often viewed with suspicion and hostility by the Jews of Judah. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition a city of Assyr. NASB Translation Cuth (1), Cuthah (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs כּוּתָה, כּוּת proper name, of a location whence king of Assyria (Sargon) transported colonists into Northern Israel, מִכּוּתָה 2 Kings 17:4, אַנְשֵׁיכֿוּת 2 Kings 17:30; Babylonian Kûtû, Kûtê, modern Tel-Ibrahim, approximately 20 miles northeast from Babylon, see COT2Kings 17:24 DlPar 217 M-AJBL 1892, xi. 169. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Cuth Or (feminine) Kuwthah {koo-thaw'}; of foreign origin; Cuth or Cuthah, a province of Assyria -- Cuth. Forms and Transliterations וּ֠מִ֠כּוּתָה ומכותה כ֔וּת כות Chut ḵūṯ ū·mik·kū·ṯāh uMikkutah ūmikkūṯāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Kings 17:24 HEB: אַשּׁ֡וּר מִבָּבֶ֡ל וּ֠מִ֠כּוּתָה וּמֵעַוָּ֤א וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ NAS: [men] from Babylon and from Cuthah and from Avva KJV: [men] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, INT: of Assyria Babylon Cuthah Avva Hamath 2 Kings 17:30 2 Occurrences |