Kush or Cush may refer to:

Bible

Cush (Bible) Cush or Kush ( he, כּוּשׁ , ''Kūš''; gez, ኩሽ), according to the Hebrew Bible, was the oldest son of Ham and a grandson of Noah. He was the brother of Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan. Cush was the father of Nimrod, a king called the "firs ...

, two people and one or more places in the Hebrew Bible

Places

* Kush (mountain), a mountain near Kalat, Pakistan Balochistan *

Kush (satrapy) Kush ( peo, 𐎤𐎢𐏁𐎠𐎹) was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire. The territory was conquered from the Kingdom of Kush. Herodotus mentioned an invasion of Kush by the Achaemenid ruler Cambyses (c. 530 BC). By some accounts Cambyses succ ...

, a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire *

Hindu Kush The Hindu Kush is an mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and western Afghanistan, Quote: "The Hindu Kush mountains run along the Afghan border with the North-West Frontier Prov ...

, a mountain range in Afghanistan *

Kingdom of Kush The Kingdom of Kush (; Egyptian: 𓎡𓄿𓈙 𓈉 ''kꜣš'', Assyrian: ''Kûsi'', in LXX grc, Κυς and Κυσι ; cop, ''Ecōš''; he, כּוּשׁ ''Kūš'') was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in w ...

, an ancient kingdom in Nubia *

Cush (hill) Galtymore or Galteemore () is a mountain in the province of Munster, Ireland. At , it is one of Ireland's highest mountains, being the 12th-highest on the Arderin list, and 14th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Galtymore has the 4th-highes ...

, a mountain in County Tipperary, Ireland

People

Given name

Kush Arora Kush Arora, who has produced under the name Only Now since 2013 is a music producer and DJ from San Francisco. Arora blends use of the tumbi and the algoze flute from his Indian Punjabi heritage with industrial, metal, punk, goth, bhangra, and ...

, dub and bhangra music producer from San Francisco *

Cush Jumbo Cush Jumbo (born 23 September 1985) is a British actress and writer. She is best known for her leading role as attorney Lucca Quinn in the CBS drama series ''The Good Wife'' (2015–16) and the CBS All Access spin-off series '' The Good Fight ...

(born 1985), English actress *

Kusha (Ramayana) Kusha, also rendered Kusa (Sanskrit: कुश) and his twin brother Lava are the children of Rama and Sita in Hindu tradition. Their story is recounted in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana,'' and its other versions. Birth and childhood The first ...

, one of the twin sons of Lord Rama and Sita

Surname

Lennox Cush Lennox Joseph Cush (born 12 December 1974) in Georgetown, Guyana is a West Indies cricketer who played for Guyana in Stanford 2020. However, he has also represented U.S.A. in cricket and has been named in national squad for World Cricket Leag ...

(born 1974), Guyanese–American cricketer * Wilbur Cush (1928–1981), Northern Irish football player * Emil Kush (1916–1969), American baseball player *

Eric Kush Eric Kush (born September 9, 1989) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at California University of Pennsylvania. Kush was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round with the 170th overall pick ...

(born 1989), American football player *

Frank Kush Frank Joseph Kush (January 20, 1929 – June 22, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Arizona State University from 1958 to 1979, compiling a record of 176–54–1. Kush was also the head coach of the ...

(1929–2017), American football coach * Kundan Singh Kush (1881–1967), Arya Samaj missionary *

Rod Kush Rod Kush (born December 29, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska), is also known as "The Krusher". He is a former safety in the National Football League. He played for the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American ...

(born 1956), American football player *

Vladimir Kush Vladimir Kush (born 1965) is a Russian born American painter, jewelry designer and sculptor. He studied at the Surikov Moscow Art Institute, and after several years working as an artist in Moscow, his native city, he emigrated to the United Stat ...

(born 1965), Russian painter

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* Cush (band), American alternative Christian music band featuring

Michael Knott Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

Kush (band) Kush was an American rap metal band formed in 2000 by rapper B-Real, Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter, and former Fear Factory members Raymond Herrera and Christian Olde Wolbers. History The project was first announced in 2000. "Dr. Ku ...

, American rap metal band * Kush (group), Australian rock group from the 1970s * "Kush" (song), a 2010 single by Dr. Dre * ''

The Kush ''The Kush'' is the debut solo album by rapper Havoc of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep. It was released on September 18, 2007, on Nature Sounds Records. The lead single "I'm the Boss" was released on August 14, 2007. Havoc produced the album's en ...

'', a 2007 album by the rapper Havoc

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* Kush (Conan), a nation in the fictional world of Conan the Barbarian * ''Kush'' (film), 2007 independent action-thriller film * "Kush" (''Sanctuary''), an episode of the science fiction series ''Sanctuary'' *

KUSH Kush or Cush may refer to: Bible * Cush (Bible), two people and one or more places in the Hebrew Bible Places * Kush (mountain), a mountain near Kalat, Pakistan Balochistan * Kush (satrapy), a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire * Hindu Kush, a m ...

, a radio station (1600 AM) licensed to serve Cushing, Oklahoma, United States *

Kush Games 2K Los Angeles (formerly Kush Games, Inc.) was an American video game developer based in Camarillo, California. Founded by Umrao Mayer in 1998, the company was part of Visual Concepts, which itself was a part of Sega. Both Kush Games and Visua ...

, a now-defunct game development studio

Plants

* Kush (''Cannabis''), a family of potent cannabis strains named for the Hindu Kush * Kusha grass, ''Desmostachya bipinnata'', a perennial grass species

Other uses

* Kush (maize), a cornmeal preparation similar to grits or polenta * Kush Housing Association, a social landlord in London, England *

Synthetic cannabinoids Synthetic cannabinoids are a class of designer drug molecules that bind to the same receptors to which cannabinoids ( THC, CBD and many others) in cannabis plants attach. These novel psychoactive substances should not be confused with syntheti ...

, artificial drugs sometimes known as kush *

Kush (red panda) Kush was a male red panda known for repeatedly escaping his enclosure at Curraghs Wildlife Park, Isle of Man ) , anthem = " O Land of Our Birth" , image = Isle of Man by Sentinel-2.jpg , image_map = Europe-Isle_of_Man.svg , mapsize = ...

, a male red panda known for escaping Curraghs Wildlife Park