KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

1. A messenger, who brought tidings to David
2 Samuel 18:21-32

2. Father of Shelemiah
Jeremiah 36:14

3. Father of Zephaniah
Zephaniah 1:1

Properly "the Cushite," "the Ethiopian," a man apparently attached to Joab's person. (2 Samuel 18:21-25,31,32)

CUSHION, noun

1. A pillow for a seat; a soft pad to be placed on a chair; a bag, stuffed with wool, hair or other soft material.

2. A bag of leather filled with sand, used by engravers to support the plate.

3. In gilding, a stuffing of fine tow or wool, covered by leather, on a board; used for receiving the leaves of gold from the paper, in order to its being cut into proper sizes and figures.

Ladys cushion a plant, a species of saxifraga.

Sea cushion sea pink or thrift, a species of Statice.

CUSHION, verb transitive To seat on a cushion

CUSHIONED, adjective Seated on a cushion; supported by cushions.

CUSHIONET, noun A little cushion.

1. The messenger sent by Joab to David to announce his victory over Absalom (2 Samuel 18:32).

2. The father of Shelemiah (Jeremiah 36:14).

3. Son of Gedaliah, and father of the prophet Zephaniah (1:1).

4. Moses married a Cushite woman (Numbers 12:1). From this circumstance some have supposed that Zipporah was meant, and hence that Midian was Cush.