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 "first h ...

, 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 su ...

, 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 Provinc ...

, a mountain range in Afghanistan *

Kingdom of Kush The Kingdom of Kush (; Egyptian language, Egyptian: 𓎡𓄿𓈙𓈉 ''kꜣš'', Akkadian language, Assyrian: ''Kûsi'', in LXX grc, Κυς and Κυσι ; cop, ''Ecōš''; he, כּוּשׁ ''Kūš'') was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, ce ...

, an ancient kingdom in Nubia * Cush (hill), 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 The tumbi or toombi ( pa, ਤੂੰਬੀ, pronunciation: ''tūmbī''), also called a tumba or toomba, i ...

, 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 (born 1974), Guyanese–American cricketer *

Wilbur Cush Wilbur may refer to: Places in the United States * Wilbur, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Wilbur, Trenton, New Jersey, a neighborhood in the city of Trenton * Wilbur, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Wilbur, Washington, a small farmin ...

(1928–1981), Northern Irish football player *

Emil Kush Emil Benedict Kush (November 4, 1916 – November 26, 1969) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who worked in 150 Major League games for the Chicago Cubs for six seasons (1941–42; 1946–49). The native of Ch ...

(1916–1969), American baseball player *

Eric Kush Eric Kush (born September 9, 1989) is an American football Guard (American football), guard who is a free agent. He played college football at California Vulcans football, California University of Pennsylvania. Kush was selected by the Kansas Ci ...

(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 th ...

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

(born 1965), Russian painter

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Cush (band) 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 ...

, 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 an ...

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. Kush" ...

, 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 enti ...

'', a 2007 album by the rapper Havoc

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Kush (Conan) The Hyborian Age is a fictional period of Earth's history within the artificial mythology created by Robert E. Howard, serving as the setting for the sword and sorcery tales of Conan the Barbarian. The word "Hyborian" is derived from th ...

, 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 ...

, 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 Visual ...

, a now-defunct game development studio

Plants

* Kush (''Cannabis''), a family of potent cannabis strains named for the Hindu Kush *

Kusha grass The kusha () grass, the darbha () grass and the pavitram (), are the Sanskrit terms for ''Desmostachya bipinnata'' grass. This grass is of literary and ritual significance in Hinduism. In the performance of Vedic rituals such as the homam and ...

, ''Desmostachya bipinnata'', a perennial grass species

Other uses

Kush (maize) Mush is a type of cornmeal pudding (or porridge) which is usually boiled in water or milk. It is often allowed to set, or gel into a semisolid, then cut into flat squares or rectangles, and pan fried. Usage is especially common in the easter ...

, 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 synthetic ...

, 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. Early life Kush was born in June 2013 at Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland, to Kitty and Kevyn. He was the first red p ...

, a male red panda known for escaping Curraghs Wildlife Park