- Original: קוּשׁיהוּ - Transliteration: Quwshayahuw - Phonetic: koo-shaw-yaw'-hoo - Definition: Kushaiah = bow of Jehovah 1. father of Ethan the merarite a. same as 'Kish' or 'Kishi' - Origin: from the pass part of H6983 and H3050 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From the passive participle of H6983 and H3050 ; entrapped of Jah; Kushajah an Israelite: - Kushaiah. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Kushaiah, 1 1 Chronicles 15:17