Given name
Kushaiah
“snaring of Yah”
Kushaiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewקושיהו
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Kushaiah means “snaring of Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Kushaiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb qosh (קוש), “to lay bait or a snare.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Kushaiah appears in 1 Chronicles 6:44.
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Kushaiah’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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